Add a photo

Tea Cakes with Butter Frosting

By: Sandy Glenn  
"This is an old-fashioned recipe that was given to me by a friend's grandmother. You can easily tint the frosting with food coloring for a festive look throughout the year."

Rating: This weblink has been rated 1 time with an average star rating of 5.0 Read Reviews (1)

Rate/Review | 139 people have saved this

Prep Time:
25 Min
Cook Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
35 Min

Servings  (Help)

Calculate

 

Original Recipe Yield 33 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • FROSTING:
  • 1/2 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • Food coloring

Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle. On a lightly floured surface, roll out to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with 2-1/2-in. cookie cutters dipped in flour. Using a floured spatula, place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  2. In a mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Add food coloring if desired. Frost the cookies.
ADVERTISEMENT

 

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 4, 2008 by Atrium Catering 
just like the ones I grew up with. MORE

 
Something worth saving?

Register now to save all your favorites in your recipe box.

ADVERTISEMENT
 
Select Your Version:  United States  |  Canada  |  United Kingdom & Ireland  |  Australia & New Zealand  |  Germany  |  France  |  China  |  Japan  |  Quebec  |  SE Asia  |  Netherlands

Frequently Asked Questions What's this?