Anne’s Liniment Cake

Name: Anne’s Liniment Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: ½ cup (1 stick, or 120 g) butter, melted, plus more for greasing; 2 cups (220 g) sifted all-purpose flour, plus more for the pans; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) baking powder; 1¼ cups (250 g) granulated sugar; 1 cup (235 ml) 2% milk; 3 large eggs; 1 cup (2 sticks, or 240 g) unsalted butter, softened; 3 cups (360 g) confectioners’ sugar; ⅛ teaspoon salt; 1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 3 tablespoons (45 ml) heavy cream; 2 or 3 drops red food coloring (optional)

Preparation info

Yield:
6 to 8
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

The Anne of Green Gables Cookbook

By Kate Macdonald

Published 2017

About

Here’s the cake Anne really meant to make. Be sure you use vanilla extract—not anodyne liniment!

Ingredients

Liniment Cake

½ cup (1 stick, or 120 g) butter, melted, plus more for greasing<

Americas
Canada
Avonlea
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Arrange the oven racks so that the cakes will sit in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease two 9-inch (23 cm) cake pans with butter, then flour the pans. Set them aside.
To make the cake: Add the flour, baking powder,