Sweet onion cake
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | cup | Chopped sweet onions |
| 2 | cups | All purpose flour |
| 4 | tablespoons | Butter |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
| 1½ | cup | Granulated sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | Stick butter | |
| 3 | Eggs | |
| ⅓ | cup | Shortening |
| 1 | cup | Milk |
Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9 inch round pans.
Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt in large bowl. In heavy skillet, melt 4 tablespoons butter. Saute onions until lightly crisp but not brown. Pour in mixing bowl to cool. Cream sugar with ½ stick butter and shortening. Beat until fluffy.
Add eggs, beat slowly, then add flour mixture and milk. Beat for 3 minutes. Add sauteed onions. Stir thoroughly. Pour into pans.
Bake about 30 minutes or until wooden stick comes out clean. Cool in pans about 10 minutes; turn out on wire rack and cool completely.
Frost with Creamed Icing.
Source: Rock Springs Sweet Onion Festival Cook Book 1992
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