i cup butter
i cup lard.
2 cups sugar.
2 eggs, well beaten.
BREAD CAKE
added to
It cups raisms.
Nutmeg and cinnamon.
2 cups dough.
1 teaspoon soda.
Work the cake thoroughly.
BUTTERMILK CAKE.
1 teaspoon butter. 2 cups flour.
1 cup sugar. 1 teaspoon soda.
1 cup buttermilk. Spice to taste.
1 egg' Cheap and good.
CAMERON CAKE {Without Eggs).
h cup butter. i teaspoon soda.
1^ cups sugar. • 2 cups chopped raisins.
1 cup sour milk. Nutmeg and cinnamon to
3 cups sifted flour. taste.
LOAF CAKES 875
CANADA CAKE {Without Eggs.)
i cup butter. 2i cups flour.
1 cup sugar. 1 cup raisins.
1 cup sour milk. 1 teaspoon soda in the sour
milk.
CHOCOLATE CAKE.
1 cup butter. 3i cups flour.
2 cups sugar. 2i teaspoons baking powder.
1 cup milk. 1 teaspoon vanilla.
5 eggs (leaving out
whites of 2).
Fo^" frosting beat the whites of the 2 eggs with
sugar enough to keep it from running, and add i cake
of sweet chocolate; flavor with vanilla. Apply the
frosting while the cake is hot.
CLOVE CAKE.
1 cup butter. h teaspoon cloves.
2 cups brown sugar. i nutmeg.
1 cup sour milk. 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
1 egg. 1 cup raisins.
3 cups flour. h teaspoon salt.
1 teaspoon soda.
CIDEK CAKE,
i cup butter. 4 cups flour.
1 cup sugar. 1 teaspoon soda.
1 cup cider. 1 cup raisins.
1 egg.
CITRON CAKE.
1 cup butter. 4i cups flour.
3 cups brown sugar. 2k teaspoons baking powder.
H cups sweet milk. 2 cups citron, cut fine.
7
COFFEE CAKE.
1 cup butter. 4i cups flour.
2 cups brown sugar. 2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup strong coffee (cold). 1 cup raisins (chopped).
1 cup molasses. 2 teaspoons cinnamon.
3 eggs. 1 teaspoon cloves.
376 LOAF CAKES
COLD WATER CAKE.
2 tablespoons butter. 2 cups flour.
1 cup sugar. i teaspoon soda.
1 cup cold water. 1 teaspoon cream tartar.
1 egg.
CONFEDERATE CAKE.
1 cup butter. 2 cups flour (level).
1 cup pulverized sugar 1 teaspoon lemon extract.
(heaped). Frost if desired.
6 eggs.
CORN=STARCH CAKE.
i cup butter. 4 whites of eggs.
1 cup sugar. 2 cups corn=starch.
Beat the butter and sugar to a cream, then the
whites of egg to a stiff froth and mix; beat together,
and add the corn=starch, a tablespoon at a time, beating
constantly. Bake in a tin lined with buttered paper.
Bake in a moderate oven, about 1 hour.
CORN=STARCH CAKE No. 2.
1 cup butter. 2 cups flour.
2 cups sugar. . 1 cup corn=starch.
1 cup sweet milk. 2 teaspoons cream tartar.
4 eggs. 1 teaspoon soda.
Sift soda, cream tartar, corn=starch and flour all
together; add it to the other ingredients, and flavor with
1 teaspoon of any flavoring desired.
CREAM CAKE.
1 cup sugar. 2i cups flour.
1 cup thick sour cream. 1 teaspoon saleratus (put
2 eggs. into the cream).
DELICATE CAKE.
■i cup butter. 2 cups flour.
lA cups sugar. 2 teaspoons baking powder.
1 cup sweet milk. 1 teaspoon any flavoring.
4 whites of eggs.
LOAF CAKES 377
DENNISON CAKE {Without Eggs).
i cup butter. 4 cups flour.
2 cups sugar. 1 teaspoon soda in the milk.
1 cup buttermilk. Spice to taste.
2 cups raisins.
DATE CAKE,
i cup butter. 2 teaspoons cream tartar.
1 cup sugar, rounding full. 1 teaspoon soda.
1 cup sweet milk. i teaspoon lemon extract.
2 eggs. A dash of nutmeg.
2i cups flour. 1 heaping cup of prepared
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i cup butter i cup lard. 2 cups sugar. 2 eggs, well beaten.
BREAD CAKE added to
It cups raisms.
Nutmeg and cinnamon.
2 cups dough.
1 teaspoon soda.
Work the cake thoroughly.
BUTTERMILK CAKE.
1 teaspoon butter. 2 cups flour.
1 cup sugar. 1 teaspoon soda.
1 cup buttermilk. Spice to taste.
1 egg' Cheap and good.
CAMERON CAKE {Without Eggs).
h cup butter. i teaspoon soda.
1^ cups sugar. • 2 cups chopped raisins.
1 cup sour milk. Nutmeg and cinnamon to
3 cups sifted flour. taste.
CANADA CAKE {Without Eggs.) i cup butter. 2i cups flour.
1 cup sugar. 1 cup raisins.
1 cup sour milk. 1 teaspoon soda in the sour
milk.
CHOCOLATE CAKE.
1 cup butter. 3i cups flour.
2 cups sugar. 2i teaspoons baking powder. 1 cup milk. 1 teaspoon vanilla.
5 eggs (leaving out whites of 2). Fo^" frosting beat the whites of the 2 eggs with sugar enough to keep it from running, and add i cake of sweet chocolate; flavor with vanilla. Apply the frosting while the cake is hot.
CLOVE CAKE.
1 cup butter. h teaspoon cloves.
2 cups brown sugar. i nutmeg.
1 cup sour milk. 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
1 egg. 1 cup raisins.
3 cups flour. h teaspoon salt. 1 teaspoon soda.
CIDER CAKE. i cup butter. 4 cups flour.
1 cup sugar. 1 teaspoon soda.
1 cup cider. 1 cup raisins.
1 egg.
CITRON CAKE. 1 cup butter. 4½ cups flour.
3 cups brown sugar. 2k teaspoons baking powder.
H cups sweet milk. 2 cups citron, cut fine.
COFFEE CAKE.
1 cup butter. 4i cups flour.
2 cups brown sugar. 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup strong coffee (cold). 1 cup raisins (chopped).
1 cup molasses. 2 teaspoons cinnamon.
3 eggs. 1 teaspoon cloves.
COLD WATER CAKE.
2 tablespoons butter. 2 cups flour.
1 cup sugar. i teaspoon soda.
1 cup cold water. 1 teaspoon cream tartar.
1 egg.
CONFEDERATE CAKE.
1 cup butter. 2 cups flour (level).
1 cup pulverized sugar 1 teaspoon lemon extract.
(heaped). Frost if desired.
6 eggs.
CORN=STARCH CAKE.
i cup butter. 4 whites of eggs.
1 cup sugar. 2 cups corn=starch.
Beat the butter and sugar to a cream, then the
whites of egg to a stiff froth and mix; beat together,
and add the corn=starch, a tablespoon at a time, beating
constantly. Bake in a tin lined with buttered paper.
Bake in a moderate oven, about 1 hour.
CORN=STARCH CAKE No. 2.
1 cup butter. 2 cups flour.
2 cups sugar. . 1 cup corn=starch.
1 cup sweet milk. 2 teaspoons cream tartar.
4 eggs. 1 teaspoon soda.
Sift soda, cream tartar, corn=starch and flour all together; add it to the other ingredients, and flavor with 1 teaspoon of any flavoring desired.
CREAM CAKE.
1 cup sugar. 2i cups flour.
1 cup thick sour cream. 1 teaspoon saleratus (put
2 eggs. into the cream).
DELICATE CAKE.
■i cup butter. 2 cups flour.
lA cups sugar. 2 teaspoons baking powder.
1 cup sweet milk. 1 teaspoon any flavoring. 4 whites of eggs.
DENNISON CAKE {Without Eggs).
i cup butter. 4 cups flour.
2 cups sugar. 1 teaspoon soda in the milk.
1 cup buttermilk. Spice to taste.
2 cups raisins.
DATE CAKE, i cup butter. 2 teaspoons cream tartar.
1 cup sugar, rounding full. 1 teaspoon soda.
1 cup sweet milk. i teaspoon lemon extract.
2 eggs. A dash of nutmeg.
2i cups flour. 1 heaping cup of prepared