Lowney's cook book

Beat yolks of eggs until lemon-colored and thick; add sugar, rind and juice of lemon, water, flour in which salt and baking powder has been sifted. When well blended, cut and fold in the beaten whites of eggs. Bake in two pans thirty to forty minutes. Cream Sponge Cake 1 cup sugar grated rind and juice 1 lemon ^ cup water 1^ cups flour 5 egg yolks , 5 egg whites Cook water and sugar until it threads. Beat egg yolks until lemon-colored and thick. Add sugar syrup, lemon juice and rind, and beat until mixture is cold. Cut and fold in the beaten whites and Hour. Bake in an angel cake pan forty to fifty minutes. True Sponge Cake 6 eggs 1 cup flour 1 cup sugar juice and rind one lemon i teaspoon salt Follow directions for making Sponge Cake. Bake in a deep pan forty to sixty minutes. Angel Cake 1 cup granulated sugar J teaspoon salt 1 cup egg whites 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon vanilla Beat egg whites on platter with wire beater. When foamy, add cream of tartar ; when stiff, add sugar gradually. Sift flour four times with salt. Cut and fold into egg mixture. Add vanilla, bake one hour in moderate oven in angel cake pan. Invert pan on cake cooler and allow it to drop out itself. If too brown, wrap in wet cheese cloth for ten minutes ; then brown may be easily removed. 258 lowney's cook book Sunshine Cake 1 cup sugar ^ teaspoon cream of tartar 5 egg yolks 6 egg whites ^ teaspoon salt 1^ tablespoons orange juice I cup flour 1 teaspoon lemon juice Beat yolks until lemon-colored and thick; add sugar and flavoring and continue beating. Mix and sift flour and cream of tartar four times. Cut and fold in stiffly beaten whites, alternately with flour. Bake in an angel cake pan one hour in a moderate oven. Chocolate Cake J cup butter 2 cups flour 1 cup sugar 3 teaspoons baking powder 3 eggs 4 ounces chocolate, melted J cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla Follow rule for mixing Butter Cake and bake in loaf or rounds in moderate oven. Almond Cake Use rule for Silver Cake. Bake in shallow pan; sprinkle with powdered sugar and chopped almonds. Bake twenty to thirty minutes in moderate oven. Bride's Cake Use rule for Silver Cake and bake in angel cake pan forty to sixty minutes. Lemon Queens J cup butter 4 egg yolks 1 cup sugar grated rind 1 lemon 1 cup flour 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 teaspoons baking powder 4 egg whites Make as Butter Cake and bake in buttered lemon queen pans twenty to thirty minutes. Cream Puffs 1 cup boiling water 5 eggs h cup butter 1 tablespoon sugar 1| cups flour ^ teaspoon salt Boil sugar, water and butter one minute; add flour all at once. When mixture leaves side of the pan in a mass, add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly. When all eggs are used, beat five minutes ; drop from tip of tablespoon on to a buttered sheet and bake one half hour in quick oven. Fill with cream filling, strawberry filling, chocolate filling, or whipped cream. Eclairs Use rule for Cream Puffs. Put mixture in pastry bag or shape in strips three and one half inches long and one inch wide, on buttered sheet. Bake twenty to thirty minutes in quick oven.