Warm syrup ; beat butter and sugar to a cream and mix with
warmed syrup ; mix dry ingredients and stir well ; pour mixture in
teaspoonfuls on a greased baking tin, allowing ample room for spreading ;
bake in gentle oven ; remove when warm and curl round rolling pin.
195
CHOCOLATE CAKE.
Ingredients.
£ Lb. Butter.
6 Ozs. Flour.
2 Ozs. Ground Rice.
\ Lb. Grated Chocolate.
4 Ozs. Castor Sugar.
4 Eggs.
I Teaspoonful Baking
Powder.
Vanilla✪ Chocolate Cake.
Method.
Beat butter and sugar to a cream. Beat yolks of eggs and
stir chocolate therein ; add to butter ; mix rice and flour and add ;
add baking powder ; beat white of eggs into stiff froth, and add
flavouring ; add to mixture ; put in tin lined with greased paper ;
bake for one hour.
196
TENNIS CAKE.
Ingredients.
10 Ozs. Flour. 6 Ozs. Butter.
6 Ozs. Castor Sugar. 4 Ozs. Currants✪ Tennis Cake.
4 Ozs. Sultanas. 4 Eggs.
1 Teaspoonful Baking Powder.
Method.
Beat butter and sugar to a cream. Mix flour with baking
powder and stir in ; beat eggs thoroughly and add ; add fruit and
stir well ; place mixture in tin lined with greased paper, and bake for
an hour and a half in moderate oven.
197
LUNCHEON CAKE (ECONOMICAL).
Ingredients.
1 Lb. Flour. J Lb. Butter.
| Lb. Castor Sugar. i Lb. Currants.
2 Ozs. Sweet Almonds. 2 Ozs. Lemon Peel.
2 Eggs. J Pint Milk.
Nutmeg and Mace.
Method.
Rub butter into dry ingredients ; beat eggs into milk ; mix
thoroughly ; put in tin lined with greased paper ; bake in moderate
oven for two hours.
198
IRISH TEA CAKE.
Ingredients.
2 Teacupfuls Flour.
1 Teacupful Sugar.
J Teacupful Butter.
Essence, Vanilla or Almond.
2 Eggs.
Method.
Beat butter and sugar to a cream ; dissolve soda in a tablespoon¬
ful of milk ; beat up yolks of eggs in the rest of the milk ; add
gradually to the butter and sugar, sifting in the flour at the same time ;
add soda, essence, and whites beaten to a stiff froth ; lastly, add the:
cream of tartar. Put into buttered tin, and bake in a quick oven for
an hour and a quarter.
J Teacupful Milk.
| Teaspoonful Soda.
1 Teaspoonful Cream of
Tartar.
Pinch of Salt.
199
MADEIRA CAKE.
Ingredients.
| Lb. Butter. j Lb. Castor Sugar.
£ Lb. Flour. 4 Eggs.
A Little Grated Lemon Peel.
Method.
Beat butter and sugar to a cream ; beat eggs well and add ; add
flour and lemon ; mix thoroughly ; put into a tin lined with greased
paper. Bake in moderate oven for an hour and a half.
200
BROWN FRUIT LOAF.
Ingredients.
2 Lbs. Wheat Meal.
1 Lb. Castor Sugar,
| Lb. Sultanas.
2 Eggs.
A Little Milk.
Method.
Rub butter into meal ; add all the dry ingredients ; beat the eggs
and mix with milk ; add to dry mixture and beat into a moderately
stiff paste ; bake in moderate oven for an hour and a half. This
quantity will make two loaves.
J Lb. Butter.
| Lb. Candied Peel.
J Lb. Currants.
2 Teaspoonfuls Baking
Powder.
201
YORKSHIRE CAKE.
Ingredients.
2 Ozs. Flour.
2 Ozs. Butter.
1 Egg.
A Little Milk.
2 Ozs. Ground Rice.
2 Ozs. Castor Sugar,
i Teaspoonful Baking
Powder.
Method. ✪ Luncheon Cake (Economical)
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Warm syrup ; beat butter and sugar to a cream and mix with warmed syrup ; mix dry ingredients and stir well ; pour mixture in teaspoonfuls on a greased baking tin, allowing ample room for spreading ; bake in gentle oven ; remove when warm and curl round rolling pin.
CHOCOLATE CAKE.
Ingredients.
£ Lb. Butter.
6 Ozs. Flour.
2 Ozs. Ground Rice.
\ Lb. Grated Chocolate.
4 Ozs. Castor Sugar.
4 Eggs.
I Teaspoonful Baking Powder.
Vanilla.
Method.
Beat butter and sugar to a cream. Beat yolks of eggs and stir chocolate therein ; add to butter ; mix rice and flour and add ; add baking powder ; beat white of eggs into stiff froth, and add flavouring ; add to mixture ; put in tin lined with greased paper ; bake for one hour.
TENNIS CAKE.
Ingredients.
10 Ozs. Flour. 6 Ozs. Butter.
6 Ozs. Castor Sugar. 4 Ozs. Currants.
4 Ozs. Sultanas. 4 Eggs.
1 Teaspoonful Baking Powder.
Method.
Beat butter and sugar to a cream. Mix flour with baking powder and stir in ; beat eggs thoroughly and add ; add fruit and stir well ; place mixture in tin lined with greased paper, and bake for an hour and a half in moderate oven.
LUNCHEON CAKE (ECONOMICAL).
Ingredients.
1 Lb. Flour. J Lb. Butter.
| Lb. Castor Sugar. i Lb. Currants.
2 Ozs. Sweet Almonds. 2 Ozs. Lemon Peel.
2 Eggs. J Pint Milk.
Nutmeg and Mace.
Method.
Rub butter into dry ingredients ; beat eggs into milk ; mix thoroughly ; put in tin lined with greased paper ; bake in moderate oven for two hours.
IRISH TEA CAKE.
Ingredients.
2 Teacupfuls Flour.
1 Teacupful Sugar.
J Teacupful Butter.
Essence, Vanilla or Almond.
2 Eggs.
Method.
Beat butter and sugar to a cream ; dissolve soda in a tablespoon¬ ful of milk ; beat up yolks of eggs in the rest of the milk ; add gradually to the butter and sugar, sifting in the flour at the same time ; add soda, essence, and whites beaten to a stiff froth ; lastly, add the: cream of tartar. Put into buttered tin, and bake in a quick oven for an hour and a quarter.
J Teacupful Milk.
| Teaspoonful Soda.
1 Teaspoonful Cream of Tartar.
Pinch of Salt.
MADEIRA CAKE.
Ingredients.
| Lb. Butter. j Lb. Castor Sugar.
£ Lb. Flour. 4 Eggs.
A Little Grated Lemon Peel.
Method.
Beat butter and sugar to a cream ; beat eggs well and add ; add flour and lemon ; mix thoroughly ; put into a tin lined with greased paper. Bake in moderate oven for an hour and a half.
BROWN FRUIT LOAF.
Ingredients.
2 Lbs. Wheat Meal.
1 Lb. Castor Sugar,
| Lb. Sultanas.
2 Eggs.
A Little Milk.
Method.
Rub butter into meal ; add all the dry ingredients ; beat the eggs and mix with milk ; add to dry mixture and beat into a moderately
stiff paste ; bake in moderate oven for an hour and a half. This quantity will make two loaves.
J Lb. Butter.
| Lb. Candied Peel.
J Lb. Currants.
2 Teaspoonfuls Baking Powder.
YORKSHIRE CAKE.
Ingredients.
2 Ozs. Flour.
2 Ozs. Butter. 1 Egg.
A Little Milk.
2 Ozs. Ground Rice.
2 Ozs. Castor Sugar, i Teaspoonful Baking Powder.
Method.
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