Drop Cakes Recipe

Ingredients for Drop Cakes

• 1 cup butter
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 small teaspoon baking-powder
• 1 pint flour
• 1 cup washed and picked currants
• 1 teaspoon each extract nutmeg and lemon
• ½ cup milk

Instructions

1. Rub the butter and sugar to a white, light cream; add the eggs, beat ten minutes; add the flour and powder sifted together, the milk, and extracts.
2. Mix into a rather firm batter, and drop with a spoon on a greased baking-tin; bake in a quick oven ten minutes.