Today I baked my trial run of Tea Cakes for my grandson's birthday in July. As you can see, I made sea creatures. They turned out well. The aroma and texture of these delicious cakes brought back fond memories of baking with Mama when I was little. She would bake these often, and when she had time, she would make cut out boy and girl shapes dressed in overalls, sashes and even frilly collars. Jeff and I sampled these tea cakes warm from the oven, and as my brother, Clint, would say,"they would make a rabbit slap a bear". James' birthday is July 29. He will be celebrating his first birthday. These soft tea cakes will be great, as he only has 6 teeth, and is presently teething. I bet my girls, Jenny,( James' mom), Rebecca, (Auntie B) and Katie, (Aunt Kate) will recall when Cama made these for them when they were little girls. Here is the recipe if you want to make some little or big ones happy. Oh yes, remember you can roll 'em, pat 'em and mark 'em with a "B".
Mama's Tea Cakes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a cookie sheet.
(Use Electric Mixer or Mix by Hand)
*Cream 1/2 stick softened butter with 1 3/4 cups of sugar
*Add 2 eggs, one at a time.
*Add 1/2 tsp. vanilla flavoring
*Combine 4 cups self rising flour with 1/2 tsp baking powder, and add alternately with
1/2 cup sweet milk
***May chill in fridge for 30 minutes and then roll out small amounts on floured surface. Can use cookie cutters or roll in balls and flatten. Bake for 10 minutes, cool briefly. Simply must taste a tea cake while it is warm. Yum!
