I saw on food network a couple of years ago, a place in Tennessee that makes the old fashion tea cakes with butter, brown sugar.....I can't remember what all was in it but any way.... it was made in a cupcake liner and came out soft and moist not hard like cookies. that is the recipe I am looking for if any one has something similar. Thanks a million

I did a search and the only tea cakes I found were actually a cookie but here's a bump hopefully someone can help you

I have a recipe for Tea Cake from the Golden Wattle Cookbook. This book was first publilshed in 1926 in Australia. It might not be what you are after though...

All measures are Australian Measures
Ingredients

1Tbsp Butter
1/2 cup Sugar
1 egg
Vanilla
1 1/2 cups Self raising flour
1/2 -3/4 cup fo milk.

1. Cream butter & sugar
2. Add egg and beat well
3. Stir in Vanilla
4. Sift in half the flour then half the milk. Repeat until all flour & milk has gone
5. Put into greased sanwich tin, bake 15-20 minutes in moderate oven (177-190deg C) or (350-375deg F)
6. When cooked, remove from oven and while hot spread butter on top of cake and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar
7. When cold, cut through centre, spread with butter and rejoin

Does this sound anything like it Sheila?
http://www.aviewofamerica.com/Recipes/Cookies/teacakes.htm

Thanks Shirley, that does sound like it, I will give it a try.
I will also try yours incognito. Thanks to you all.