Southern Sally Lunn Cake

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 3 eggs
• 1 cake compressed yeast
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• Warm water

Method

1. 1 Dissolve yeast in 2 cups milk.
2. 2 Beat flour, eggs, yeast mixture, butter, and sugar into a stiff batter.
3. 3 Let rise for 5 to 6 hours.
4. 4 Dissolve baking soda in a little warm water and stir into batter.
5. 5 Pour into a buttered tube cake pan.
6. 6 Bake for 45 minutes.
7. 7 Serve hot, tearing apart instead of cutting.