Cakes

"Variety is the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor."

Cake

To the creamed butter and sugar add the beaten yolks, reserve a small portion of the flour to mix with the baking powder, add milk and flour alternately until all are used. Get the cake into the oven quickly as possible. Use only pulverized sugar for delicate cakes. When fruit is used rub well with flour. Put cakes in moderate oven, allow cake to rise, then increase heat in order to brown. If oven is too hot set a dish of cold water in and remove when oven is sufficiently cooled.

Angel Food Cake (Small)

Whites 5 eggs, scant 3/4 cup flour, sifted five times, with 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar, 1/2 teaspoon of flavoring; bake 1/2 hour.

Angel Food

Sieve together 1 1-5 cup sugar, and 1 cup of flour seven times. Beat the whites of 12 eggs partially, then add a level teaspoon cream of tartar, continue beating until very stiff. Then fold lightly in the sugar and flour. Flavor; put in ungreased pan and bake 45 minutes in moderate oven.

Poverty Cake Without Eggs

Take 1/2 cup of butter, 2 cups of brown sugar, 1 cup of sour milk, 1 1/2 cup of flour, 1/2 cup chopped raisins, 1 teaspoon of soda, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, cloves and nutmeg.

Economical Devil Food

Three squares Baker's Chocolate, 1 cup milk, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 cup sugar, yolks of 2 eggs, 1 even teaspoon soda, about 2 small cups flour; cream the butter and sugar; add 1/2 the milk very slowly, then add the eggs; boil the chocolate with 1/2 the milk until thick; when slightly cool add to the mixture. Put soda into just enough hot water to dissolve it. Bake in 2 layers. When cold, add the middle layer, made of the following: Whites of the 2 eggs, beaten stiff, 2 cups granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon vinegar, enough water to dissolve the sugar; boil the sugar, water and vinegar until long threads will hang from the spoon; have ready the beaten whites on a large platter; pour boiling syrup into the eggs quickly; flavor with vanilla; beat until it will stand alone, then drop on to the cake and shape with the fin-gers dipped in cold water; when firm, place to player of cake.

Gertie's Christmas Cake

Take l 1/2 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 4 eggs, 3 cups flour, 1 pound of raisins, 1 pound of currants, 1/2 pound of citron, 1 tablespoon cloves, 2 tablespoons cinnamon, 2 tablespoons molasses, 1 nutmeg, grated, 2 teaspoons soda, dissolved in very little hot water. This quantity makes 2 loaves.

Economical Brown Stone Front

One cup milk, yolk of 1 egg, 1/4 cake of chocolate (boil until thick), 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon butter, 1/2 cup sour milk, 1 teaspoon soda, l 1/2 cup flour; mix together.

Filling

1 cup sugar, boil until it will hair, beat in the beaten white.

Dolly Varden Cake

One cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 3 eggs, 2/3 cup sweet milk, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 2 large cups of flour; beat butter and sugar together, then add eggs, reserving whites of 2 for frosting; then milk, and lastly, the flour and baking powder; bake in 3 layers; before filling the last tin, add 1/2 cup of raisins, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of cloves; use this as a middle layer.

Marble Cake

White Part

1 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup sweet milk, whites of 4 eggs, 2 1/2 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder.

Dark Part

1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup molasses, 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup sweet milk, yolks of 4 eggs, 2 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon each of cloves, allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon.

Pound Cake

One cup butter, 2 cups sifted flour, cream butter and flour together to a soft cream, 1 1/2 cup of sugar, 6 eggs; beat sugar and eggs together; 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder, 1 teaspoon of lemon extract, bake in slow oven 1 hour.

Dark Layer Cake

Take 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 3 eggs, 1 cup sour milk or cream, 1 teaspoon soda, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon cloves. Flavor with vanilla and strawberry. 1 cup raisins or 1 cup currants. Flour to make thin batter. Bake in layers and use white frosting and cocoanut.

White Fruit Cake

1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup sweet milk, 2 eggs, 2 flour, whites of 3 eggs, 2 tablespoons sweet milk, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 1/4 pound citron (cut fine), 1/2 pound almonds, blanched and chopped, 1 teacup dessi-cated cocoanut.

Potato Cake

Two cups of sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 4 eggs, 2 tablespoons of grated chocolate, 1 cup grated potato, 1/2 cup sweet milk, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 2 1/2 cups of flour, 1/2 cup of nut meats.

Layer Cake

Two cups sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup milk, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 2 1/2 cups flour, whites of 6 eggs, a little lemon extract.

Filling

Cup milk, 1 scant cup sugar, butter size of walnut, corn starch and yolk of 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract, 1 cup of nuts or 1/2 cup of dates, chopped.

Plain Cake

One cup sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, 2/3 cup milk, \\ cup flour, 1 egg, 2 teaspoons baking powder; bake in layers.

Tutti Frutti Cake

Two cups of sugar, 1 cup of butter, 1 cup of milk, whites of 5 eggs, 4 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, divide into 4 parts, leaving 1 plain, to 1 layer add 1/2 cup of chopped nuts, to another, 1/2 cup of chopped raisins and some fine citron, to the last layer add 1/2 cup of cocoanut, and the grated rind of a lemon or an orange. Put together with a plain icing having the white layer at the bottom, the raisins next, then the cocoanut, and the nut layer on top. Better baked in long or square tins.

Roll Jelly Cake

One cup sugar, 3 tablespoons butter, 3 eggs, 3 tablespoons water, 1 teaspoon flavoring, 2 cups (scant) flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder sifted with flour.

Jelly Roll

One cup sugar, 4 eggs, 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar, 1/2 teaspoon soda, pinch salt. Mix soda, and cream tartar with flour, beat eggs very light, add sugar and flour, then beat light again. Spread with jelly while warm and roll.