Washington Pie
Author/Submitted by:
The Household Searchlight Recipe Book
Servings: 10 Categories:
Cakes
/
Desserts
Ingredients: 2/3
cup
sugar 1/4
cup
shortening 1
egg 1
teaspoon
vanilla 1 1/2
cups
flour 1/4
teaspoon
salt 2
teaspoons
baking powder 1/2
cup
milk 2
tablespoons
butter 3/4
cup
sugar 1/8
teaspoon
salt 1/3
cup
flour 2
eggs,
well beaten
2
cups
milk,
scalded
1/2
teaspoon
vanilla
powdered sugar
whipped cream
Directions: 1.
Cream sugar and shortening; add unbeaten egg. Add vanilla. Beat thoroughly. Sift flour, measure, and sift with salt and baking powder. Add alternately with milk to creamed shortening and sugar. Pour into 2 well-oiled layer cake pans. Bake in moderate oven (375 F) about 20 minutes.
2.
Cream filling: Combine butter, sugar, salt, flour and eggs. Add milk slowly, stirring constantly. Cook over hot water until thick and smooth. Add vanilla.
3.
Put layers together with cream filling. Sprinkle top with powdered sugar. Serve with whipped cream.
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