The new Annie Dennis cook book

1 teacupful corn starch 6 eggs (whites) Mix and divide into four parts. Leave one part white ; color one with ten drops of cochineal ; mix into one two tablespoonfuls of grated chocolate; stir into one the yolks of two eggs. Bake in layer pans. Put together with a light jelly, then ice. Cocoanut Cake 9 eggs (whites only) V2 cupful sweet milk 4 cupfuls sifted flour 2 teaspoonfuls baking 2 cupfuls white sugar powder 1 cupful butter Cream the butter and sugar together until very light ; add the sweet milk, then the flour, having sifted the baking powder in the flour and mixing well ; then half the whites of eggs beaten to a stiff froth, then the rest of the flour and the eggs. Beat this well for several minutes and bake in a thick cake. When perfectly cool, cut in four layers and fill. To make the filling and icing, boil three cupfuls of best white sugar with one pint of water. Have ready in an earthen bowl, the well beaten whites of two eggs. Pour the sugar into the egg slowly, beating constantly. Take half of the icing and put where it will keep warm, to ice the cake. Add to the rest of the icing, two teacupfuls of grated cocoanut, one each of currants and chopped raisins ; place between the layers ; then ice the cake and before it dries spread over with cocoanut and set away to dry. If preferred, the currants and raisins may be left out. Chocolate Cake 1 cupful butter 1 teaspoonful baking 2 cupfuls sugar powder 4 cupfuls sifted flour 5 eggs (leaving out three 2 tablespoonfuls sweet milk whites) Filling 1% cupfuls sugar 1 teaspoonful vanilla 4 tablespoonfuls chocolate 3 whites of eggs Bake quickly in layer pans. Filling : Dissolve the chocolate, when cut fine or grated, in boiling water; add the sugar, then the whites, beaten light, and the vanilla ; boil on back of stove until it thickens, stirring constantly. When done, cool and place between the layers and ice over the top. Then ice with white icing, if liked. Lemon Cheese Cake 1 cupful butter 1 teaspoonful baking 11/^ cupfuls sugar powder 3 cupfuls flour 5 eggs 2-3 cupful sweet milk Filling 2 large lemons 1 tablespoonful butter 1 teacupful sugar Bake batter quickly in layer pans. Filling: Mix butter and sugar, add lemons, then eggs; cook over slow fire until well jellied. Then place between layers. Be careful not to burn. White Almond Cake 4 eggs (whites) V2 cupful sweet milk 1 cupful sugar 1 teaspoonful baking Vz cupful sugar powder 2 cupfuls flour 1 teaspoonful vanilla Bake quickly in layers. Filling : Blanch in boiling water one pound of almonds, remove skins and beat fine in a strong piece of white cloth. Make icing ; place a layer of cake, a layer of icing and a thick one of almonds; then ice the bottom of next layer before placing it. Proceed as before. Ice all over. Ornament on top with whole blanched almonds. White Cake, Made With Butter and Buttermilk 12 eggs (whites) 1 teacupful buttermilk 1 teacupful butter 3 teacupfuls sugar 5 teacupfuls flour 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder Flavor to taste