Emily Bakes

This beautiful cake recipe is a 100 year old treasure and a keeper! This recipe was discovered in an old McCall’s cookbook published in 1910, and you will fall in love with this fluffy, moist, easy-to-prepare cake.
Old Fashioned Butter Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
4. Stir in vanilla.

Buttery Walnut Almond Shortbread Bars
These buttery shortbread bars, with their nutty crunch and melt-in-your-mouth texture, remind us of cozy family gatherings and the sweet aroma of home-baked treats wafting through the air. Perfect for sharing or savoring all to yourself!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup chopped almonds
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions:

🎅 Christmas Sugar Cookie Cheesecake 🍪🍰
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar cookie crumbs (about 20 sugar cookies, crushed)
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
24 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs