A laboratory manual of foods and cookery

Canned Raspberry Cake Ingredients : 2 eggs \ nutmeg i c. brown sugar i tbsp. cinnamon \ c. butter i tbsp. sour milk i c. canned strawberries or rasp- i tsp. soda berries i c. flour Hot Water Ginger Cake Ingredients : i c. molasses i tsp. soda \ c. boiling water \\ tsp. ginger 2\ c. flour \ tsp. salt 4 tbsp. melted butter Sweet or Sour Milk Ginger Cake Ingredients : \ c. butter if c. flour \ c. sugar i tsp. ginger \ c. molasses \ tsp. cinnamon i egg \ tsp. soda I c. milk — sour or sweet Ginger Cup Cakes Ingredients : I c. butter i tsp. ginger ^ c. sugar i tsp. cloves 1 c. molasses i c. boiling water 2 eggs 2^ c. flour 1 tsp. cinnamon 2 tsp. soda \ tsp. salt Roxbury Cakes Ingredients: \ c. butter i^ c. flour \ c. sugar i tsp. soda or \ c. molasses 2 tsp. baking powder 2 eggs i tsp. cloves \ c. milk - - sour or sweet | tsp. nutmeg \ c. nuts \ c. raisins or dates CAKES WITHOUT BUTTER « General Rules for Mixing. Sift flour and sugar several times before measuring each. Beat yolks until lemon-colored, add sugar gradually and flavoring. Partly fold in stiffly beaten whites. Fold in the flour sifted with the salt. The folding should be carefully done so that the mixture will not become stiff. General Rules for Baking. Use a tube cake pan - - unbuttered. Slow oven - - 40-60 minutes. Oven door should not be opened during first 20 minutes. After baking, invert pan on cake cooler and do not remove cake until cold. Sponge Cakes Yellow Sponge Cake Ingredients : yolks of 6 eggs grated rind \ lemon i c. sugar whites of 6 eggs i tbsp. lemon juice i c. flour 5 tsp. salt Boiled Sponge Cake Ingredients : i c. sugar \ c. water i c. flour 6 eggs Boil sugar and water to thread stage. Add to 6 whites beaten stiff, and beat until cold. Fold in flour sifted with i tsp. salt and a few grains of cream of tartar. Fold in the well-beaten yolks. Sponge Drops Ingredients : 3 whites eggs \ c. flour 2 yolks eggs \ tsp. salt \ c. powdered sugar \ tsp. vanilla Drop from teaspoon on buttered sheets. Sponge Cakes with Baking Powder When eggs are expensive, the number may be decreased, and baking powder used to help raise the mixture. Hot Water Sponge Cake Ingredients : yolks of 3 eggs 2 tsp. baking powder i c. sugar whites 3 eggs i c. flour grated rind \ orange juice of orange and enough hot water to make \ cup Sponge Cake Ingredients : 3 eggs i tsp. baking powder i c. sugar \ c. cold water i c. flour i tsp. vanilla | tsp. salt Jelly Roll Ingredients : i c. sugar i c. flour 5 eggs i tsp. baking powder i tsp. vanilla i tsp. salt Line oblong pan with greased paper. When baked, remove paper, spread with jelly and roll. White Sponge Cake Ingredients : whites of 8 eggs i tsp. vanilla i tsp. cream tartar \ tsp. salt i c. sugar, fine granulated f c. flour Mocha Cakes Bake sponge cake mixture in a shallow pan. See below. Sponge Cake for Mocha Cakes Ingredients : yolks 2 eggs grated rind \ lemon \ c. sugar whites 2 eggs \ tbsp. lemon juice \ c. flour salt Method : Beat yolks until creamy ; add sugar, beat well, lemon juice. Fold in stiffly beaten whites ; when partially folded in, fold in flour. Bake in unbuttered pan in a slow oven.