Title

Graham Cracker Cake

Subject

shortening

sugar

eggs

milk

flour

baking powder

coconut

graham cracker crumbs

vanilla

nut meats

butter

salt

Description

Graham Cracker Cake

IDAHO RECIPE
DEAR FORUM FRIENDS: I am
one of the more distant Forum
readers and am glad to be able
to send in a recipe for graham
cracker layer cake, hoping that
this is the one wanted by
"Anxious" of St. Paul.
1-3 cup shortening.
1 cup sugar.
2 eggs.
1 cup milk.
1 cup flour.
2 teaspoons baking powder.
½ cup cocoanut.
1 cup graham cracker crumbs.
1 teaspoon vanilla.
1 cup chopped nut meats op-
tional).
Cream butter and sugar, add
beaten eggs, milk and flour sifted
with the baking powder, beat well
and stir in the coconut, nutmeats
(if liked) and the cracker crumbs
last. Mix quickly, flavor and bake
in two layer pans in a moderate
oven. Put the layers together with
a custard filling.

FILLING:
Cook in a double boiler a cup
of hot milk, 1 tablespoon of butter,
2 tablespoons of flour, 2 table-
spoons of sugar, 1 beaten egg, pinch
of salt and ¼ teaspoon of vanilla.
Cook in double boiler until thick,
stirring often. Add vanilla after
it has cooled.

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# Graham Cracker Cake

## Ingredients

### Cake
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup coconut
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup chopped nut meats (optional)

### Custard Filling
- 1 cup hot milk
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 1 beaten egg
- Pinch of salt
- 1/4 tsp vanilla

## Instructions

### Cake
1. Cream shortening and sugar together.
2. Add beaten eggs, milk, and flour sifted together with the baking powder; beat well.
3. Stir in the coconut, nut meats (if liked), and the graham cracker crumbs last.
4. Mix quickly, add vanilla to flavor.
5. Bake in two layer pans in a moderate oven.

### Custard Filling
1. Combine hot milk, butter, flour, sugar, beaten egg, and pinch of salt in a double boiler.
2. Cook over double boiler, stirring often, until thick.
3. Remove from heat and add vanilla after it has cooled.

### Assembly
1. Put the two cake layers together with the custard filling between them.

Creator

Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka

Source

RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay)

Date

1950s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Clipped recipe

Identifier

RCA0006-20260609-0359

Coverage

Oregon, US

Idaho