Ribbon cake

Ribbon cake

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 1 c
• vanilla - 1/2 tsp
• baking powder - 1 tsp
• unsifted all-purpose flour - 3 c
• egg white - 1 item
• whole eggs - 2 item
• 1/2 lb - 1 c
• jelly or jam any flavor - 1 item

How to make ribbon cake:

Mix flour, sugar and powder. Blend in butter with hands until like corn meal. Add eggs and vanilla. Use spoon, work into a stiff dough. Divide into 2 balls, 1 twice the size of the other. On heavily floured board (1/2 cup flour), roll out the larger ball to 1/8-inch thickness. Place on cookie sheet (11 x 15 1/2-inches). Smooth to edges; patch corners. Spread jelly over top. Roll out remaining dough to 1/8-inch thickness and cut into 1/2-inch strips. Place diagonally across jelly 1/2-inch apart. Sprinkle sugar over top. Start baking in a 375° oven. Edges will be done first. When edges brown (about 20 minutes), take pan from oven and cut 3-inch strip all around. Return pan to oven for 10 minutes. Remove and cut into 1-inch and 2-inch rectangles. Keeps 6 weeks. Makes about 6 dozen.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Cakes, < 60 mins.