The Gertrude Bobbitt Circle cook book

four colors and must be put in as follows: 1 — White, Pink, Yellow, Brown. 2— Pink, White, Brown, Yellow. 3— Yellow, Brown, White, Pink. 4 — Brown, Yellow, Pink, White. Cook at 375 degrees. Mrs. D. H. Crowell (Mother of Mrs. Milton Gosney) BUTTER CUP CAKE Y2 cup butter V2 teaspoon soda 1^2 CUPS sugar V2 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 cup buttermilk 2x/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 tsp baking powder Beat eggs before adding. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs then milk and flour a little at the time, sift flour, soda, baking powder and salt about three times, add vanilla last. Mrs. C. I. Scruggs PRUNE AND BLACK WALNUT CAKE Cream V2 cup of butter, and 1 small cup of sugar; beat to a cream. Add 2 egg-yolks well beaten. Pit and cut in half 1 cup of drained prunes, 1 cup of prune juice, add y2 cup of black walnuts, 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder. Add the beaten whites of 2 eggs. Add V2 teaspoon soda to prune juice and add with *4 teaspoon essence of orange extract. Bake in two layers. — Orange Filling — Two-thirds cup sugar and the grated peeling and juice of one orange, the juice of V2 lemon, a small piece of butter, 2 tablespoons flour mixed 'with a little cold water. Mix all together then pour in a cup of boiling water and cook until thick. Let cool and then spread between layer and on top. Mrs. S. H. Gosney Submitted by Miss Bessie Gosney ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR CAKE 1 cup butter ^4 teaspoon soda — dissolved in 2 cups sugar sour milk 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon each vanilla and lem- 4 eggs on flavoring 1 cup milk (fresh buttermilk) V2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder Cream butter, add sugar, beat well and add one egg at a time, beating well after each. Sift flour several times with baking powder and salt, and add to other mixture alternately with milk. Makes four large layers, Mrs. W. M. Eagle ECONOMY CAKE 1 cup sugar V2 teaspoon soda dissolved in V2 cup butter milk 2|3 cups buttermilk Pinch salt l1/? cups flour 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 eggs V2 teaspoon lemon juice 2 teaspoons baking powder Mix as usual and bake in layers. Mrs. Donald Schweizer PLAIN CAKE y2 cup butter l3/4 cup sugar 2 cups flour 6 eggs 2 tablespoons milk 2 teaspoon baking .powder 1 teaspoon vanilla V2 teaspoon lemon Sift flour and baking powder 3 times. Beat eggs until thick like heavy cream. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and flour alternately. Add milk and vanilla last. Bake in oven 275 deg. one hour. Mrs. W. C. Slate YELLOW CAKE 2 cups sugar 3 cups flour 1 cup butter Pinch salt 1 cup sweet milk 8 egg yellows 1 teaspoon baking powder Cream sugar and butter, add milk and flour a little at a time. Bake in stem cake pan one hour at 325 degrees. Mrs. Sara Ed mis ton , QUICK CAKE ON ELECTRIC MIXER 1% cups sifted plain flour l|3 cup shortening (part butter 1 cup sugar for flavor) % teaspoon salt 2)3 cup milk 2!/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 egg 1 teaspoon flavoring Be sure all ingredients are room temperature to make batter easy to beat.