COCOANUT ROCKS.
1 lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.
3 ozs. grated cocoanut.
2 ozs. castor sugar.
1 egg.
2 OZS. margarine.
A little milk✪ Cocoanut Rocks.
Mix the dry ingredients, rub in margarine, and stir to
a stiff dough with the beaten egg and the milk. Form
into rough heaps, place on greased tin, and bake to a
light brov/n.
GINGERBREAD CAKE.
1 lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.
J lb treacle.
J lb. margarine.
2 ozs. sugar.
I" oz. ground ginger,
I egg.
I gill milk✪ Gingerbread Cake.
Melt treacle, margarine, and sugar together, beat in
the egg and milk, and lastly add the flour, ginger, and
baking powder. Mix thoroughly and turn into a greased
tin, and bake in moderate oven for | of an hour.
14 BORWICK'S COOKERY BOOK.
CHRISTMAS CAKE,
f lb. margarine.
J lb. brown sugar.
1 lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK^S BAKING POWDER.
1 lb. raisins.
^ lb. currants.
-| lb. sultanas.
2 ozs. sweet almonds.
4 ozs. candied peel.
3 eggs.
Spice, nutmeg, and ginger to flavour.
Suflicient milk to make it moderately moist.
Cream the margarine and sugar. Add eggs, one at a
time, and fruit gradually. Sieve in flour and baking
powder last, and beat thoroughly for 5 minutes. Bake
in moderate oven about 3 hours, with much cooler oven
for the last hour.
LUNCHEON SEED CAKE,
i- lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
I teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.
4 ozs. margarine.
3 ozs. castor sugar.
4 teaspoonful carraway seeds.
I egg.
Milk.
Sieve the flour and baking powder. Rub in the
margarine and add sugar and carraway seeds. Beat in
the egg and about a wineglassful of milk. Bake about
I J hours.
STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE.
Rub I cup of margarine into i quart of MILLENNIUM
flour, add 3 teaspoonfuls of BORWICK'S BAKING
POWDER, and a little salt. Beat an egg into a little
cold milk, and mix into a stiff dough. Roll out, and
bake on flat tins in a quick oven. When done, split
them, and place a layer of well-sugared small straw-
berries between. Sift sugar over top, and serve with
cream.
BORWICK'S COOKERY BOOK, 15
AFTERNOON CAKES.
6 ozs. MILLENNIUM flour.
1 teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER
3 ozs. margarine.
3 ozs. sultanas.
2 ozs. sugar.
I egg.
A little milk.
Mix the flour and baking powder. Rub in the mar-
garine, then add sugar and sultanas. Mix with the well-
beaten egg, and if too dry add a little milk. Roll out
into four cakes, place on a floured baking sheet, and bake
^ hour in moderate oven.
LUNCH CAKES.
6 ozs. MILLENNIUM flour.
1 teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.
3 ozs. margarine.
2 ozs. raw sugar.
I oz. each sultanas, currants, and chopped raisins.
J oz. candied peel.
I egg.
1 teaspoonful mixed ground spice.
Grated rind of i lemon.
Cream the margarine and sugar. Add beaten egg,
mix in fruit, etc. Stir in flour, and add baking powder.
Bake hours.
PRINCESS CAKE.
9 ozs. MILLENNIUM flour.
2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER✪ Christmas Cake.
6 ozs. margarine.
4 ozs. sugar.
2 eggs.
2 tablespoonfuls milk.
Beat margarine and sugar to a cream, and add the eggs,
beating in one at a time ; then add the sifted flour and
baking powder. Lastly stir or beat in the milk. Line
tin with greased paper. Pour in mixture, and put two
rings of citron on top. Bake in moderate oven.
i6 BORWICK'S COOKERY BOOK.
CAKE WITHOUT EGGS.
1 lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.
J lb. castor sugar. ✪ Cake Without Eggs
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COCOANUT ROCKS.
1 lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.
3 ozs. grated cocoanut. 2 ozs. castor sugar.
1 egg.
2 OZS. margarine. A little milk.
Mix the dry ingredients, rub in margarine, and stir to a stiff dough with the beaten egg and the milk. Form into rough heaps, place on greased tin, and bake to a light brov/n.
GINGERBREAD CAKE.
1 lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER. J lb treacle.
J lb. margarine.
2 ozs. sugar.
I" oz. ground ginger,
I egg.
I gill milk.
Melt treacle, margarine, and sugar together, beat in the egg and milk, and lastly add the flour, ginger, and baking powder. Mix thoroughly and turn into a greased tin, and bake in moderate oven for | of an hour.
CHRISTMAS CAKE, f lb. margarine. J lb. brown sugar.
1 lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK^S BAKING POWDER.
1 lb. raisins.
^ lb. currants. -| lb. sultanas.
2 ozs. sweet almonds. 4 ozs. candied peel.
3 eggs.
Spice, nutmeg, and ginger to flavour. Suflicient milk to make it moderately moist.
Cream the margarine and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, and fruit gradually. Sieve in flour and baking powder last, and beat thoroughly for 5 minutes. Bake in moderate oven about 3 hours, with much cooler oven for the last hour.
LUNCHEON SEED CAKE, i- lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
I teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.
4 ozs. margarine.
3 ozs. castor sugar.
4 teaspoonful carraway seeds. I egg.
Milk.
Sieve the flour and baking powder. Rub in the margarine and add sugar and carraway seeds. Beat in the egg and about a wineglassful of milk. Bake about I J hours.
STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE.
Rub I cup of margarine into i quart of MILLENNIUM flour, add 3 teaspoonfuls of BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER, and a little salt. Beat an egg into a little cold milk, and mix into a stiff dough. Roll out, and bake on flat tins in a quick oven. When done, split them, and place a layer of well-sugared small strawberries between. Sift sugar over top, and serve with cream.
AFTERNOON CAKES.
6 ozs. MILLENNIUM flour.
1 teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.
3 ozs. margarine.
3 ozs. sultanas.
2 ozs. sugar. I egg.
A little milk.
Mix the flour and baking powder. Rub in the margarine, then add sugar and sultanas. Mix with the wellbeaten egg, and if too dry add a little milk. Roll out into four cakes, place on a floured baking sheet, and bake ^ hour in moderate oven.
LUNCH CAKES.
6 ozs. MILLENNIUM flour.
1 teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.
3 ozs. margarine.
2 ozs. raw sugar.
I oz. each sultanas, currants, and chopped raisins. J oz. candied peel. I egg.
1 teaspoonful mixed ground spice. Grated rind of i lemon
Cream the margarine and sugar. Add beaten egg, mix in fruit, etc. Stir in flour, and add baking powder. Bake hours.
PRINCESS CAKE.
9 ozs. MILLENNIUM flour.
2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER. 6 ozs. margarine.
4 ozs. sugar. 2 eggs.
2 tablespoonfuls milk.
Beat margarine and sugar to a cream, and add the eggs, beating in one at a time ; then add the sifted flour and baking powder. Lastly stir or beat in the milk. Line tin with greased paper. Pour in mixture, and put two rings of citron on top. Bake in moderate oven.
CAKE WITHOUT EGGS.
1 lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER. J lb. castor sugar.
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