Desserts

White Drop Cake

Transcribed from a handwritten card dated June 14, 1941, Ravenna, Ohio, noted "1880s–1940s." Shared as a piece of kitchen history, not a tested modern bake.

Please Note

Archival recipe with incomplete original instructions. The oven temperature, baking time, mixing method, portion size, and yield were not recorded, and no steps have been added.

Prep: Not recorded
Cook: Not recorded ("bake quickly")
Serves: Not recorded

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2/3 cup sweet milk
2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Raisins or coconut, for topping (amount not recorded)

Directions

1
Original instruction: "Put raisins or coconut on top of each one. Bake quickly a light brown."

Kitchen Note

"Sweet milk" is older recipe language for ordinary fresh milk (as opposed to buttermilk or sour milk).

Source: Handwritten recipe dated June 14, 1941, Ravenna, Ohio.