The household (of the Detroit free press)

sifted flour, two teaspoonfuls of cream tartar, one teaspoonful of soda, one cup of sweet milk, whites of seven eggs beaten very thoroughly with an egg-beater, then any essence you prefer. Stir rapidly and well. Bake it in pans twelve inches long by eight inches wide, and as thick as for a " jelly cake," and lay them on pieces of tin a little larger than pans. Have ready frosting made of one pound of fine sifted treble refined sugar, the whites of five eggs and essence the same as in the cake. Put two layers of cake together with frosting of the same thickness between. When cold, trim the edges with a sharp knife (or rather when ready to use it) ; cut it down the center and across three times, making little cakes four inches by three inches. UNION CAKE. Two cups sugar, one-half cup butter, three-fourths cup of sweet milk, three cups flour, whites of six eggs, one-half teaspoonful soda, and one teaspoonful cream of tartar. Custard for the layers : One pint milk, one-half cup of sugar, two eggs, two tablespoonfuls corn starch ; boil until like thick cream and spread between the layers when cool. Flavor to the taste. ALMOND CAKE. Two cups of sugar, one-half cup of butter, three of flour, three-fourths of a cup of milk, three teaspoonfuls of baking powder, whites of six eggs ; bake in layers. CRYSTAL ALMOND CAKE. One and one-half cups sugar, half-cup butter, four eggs, half-cup milk, two cups of flour, two teaspoonfuls baking powder; bake in sheets. Icing — whites of three eggs beaten stiff, three tablespoonfuls white sugar, one cup chopped nut meats ; flavor to taste and put these between and on top of layers. NEAPOLITAN CAKE. Black : Take one cup butter, two cups brown sugar, one cup molasses, one cup strong coffee, four and a half cups sifted flour, four eggs, two teaspoonfuls of soda, two of cinnamon, two of cloves, one of mace, one pound raisins, one of currants, and a quarter of a pound of citron. White : One cup butter, four cups white sugar, two cups sweet milk, two cups corn starch mixed with four and a half cups of sifted flour, whites of eight eggs, two tablespoonfuls of baking powder, one-half teaspoonful extract of bitter almonds. Bake the cakes in round jelly pans with straight edges ; the loaves should be one and a half inches in thickness after baking. When the cake is cold, each black loaf should be spread with a thick coating of lemon and sugar, made as follows: The white of one egg, thoroughly beaten, the grated rind of two and the juice of three lemons ; powdered sugar enough to make a thick frosting; lay a white loaf on each black one and frost as you would any other cake. FROSTED RAISIN CAKE. One cup sugar, one of flour, three eggs, three tablespoonfuls of cold water, two teaspoonfuls baking powder, a piece of butter as large as a walnut ; flavor and bake in layers. For frosting — White of one egg beaten to a stiff froth, two-thirds of a cup of sugar, one tablespoonful of water ; put in a dish and set in a kettle of boiling water ; cook ten or fifteen minutes, but do not let it get stiff ; have ready a large teacup of stoned raisins chopped very fine ; stir in the frosting and put between and on the top of layers. MALAGA CAKE.