1898 Tea Cakes

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 c butter (no substitutes), softened
• 2 c sugar
• 1 t soda
• 1 egg
• ½ c buttermilk
• 4 c flour
• + 11 more ingredients
• • 2 t vanilla extract
  • 1 t almond extract
  • ½ t salt
  • Icing:
  • 3 c confectioners' sugar
  • 6 T half and half
  • 1 ½ t vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ t almond extract
  • Food colorings of your choice
  • Decorations of your choice
  • Paintbrushes

Preheat oven to 350F. Cream butter and sugar; add egg, almond and vanilla extracts and mix well. Dissolve soda in buttermilk; add salt to flour. Alternate adding buttermilk and flour to creamed mixture. Refrigerate for at least one hour before rolling out. Roll out on floured board until 1/8-inch...

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