Two cups white sugar, two and three-quarter cups flour,
one cup milk, two teaspoons baking powder, a piece of butter
the size of an egg, yolks of four eggs. Bake in layers. Ice
cream part. — Whites of four eggs beaten very light, three cups
pulverized sugar, one cup boiling water. Pour the boiling
water over the sugar and let it boil until it candies in water.
Pour it over the beaten whites and beat until cold. Then add
two teaspoons vanilla and the juice of one lemon✪ Ice Cream Cake.
Anna Blanche Lane.
Ice Cream Cake.
Plain white cake baked in layers.
Frosting. — Two cups of granulated sugar, one-half cup
boiling water, let boil without stirring until it strings; pour this
on the beaten whites of four eggs. Beat with a tablespoon for
two minutes. Add one-half teaspoonful of vanilla and one-half
teaspoon of powdered citric acid. Spread on layers.
Ellen E. Hubbard.
Ice Cream Cake.
One cup butter, two cups sugar, one cup sweet milk, five
whites of eggs, three cups sifted flour, three teaspoons baking
powder, one teaspoon vanilla.
Icing. — Two cups sugar, live tablespoons water, whites
of two eggs. Mrs. Barrett.
Spice Cake.
Four eggs, one cup butter, two cups sugar, one cup sour
milk, three cups flour, two teaspoons ground cinnamon, ground
cloves, one teaspoon soda✪ Spice Cake in a little hot water, stir eggs, sugar
and butter, beating well, add milk and flour, spice and soda last.
Bake in three layers. Put together with boiled icing.
Mrs. J. J. Wagoner.
Spice Cake.
One cup butter, one and one-half cups brown sugar, yolks
of Ave eggs, one cup sweet milk, three cups flour, two teaspoon-
fuls of baking powder, one teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, and
cloves. Put together with icing. E. A. Stearns.
New Century Cook Book.
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Spice Cake.
One cup of sugar, three eggs, one-half cup butter, one-
half cup milk, two and one-half cups flour, two teaspoons cin-
namon, one teaspoon cloves, and two teaspoons baking powder.
Mrs. B. E. Arntzen.
Spice Layer Cake.
Four eggs, two cups brown sugar, one-half cup melted
butter, one-half cup sour milk, one teaspoon soda, two tea-
spoons soda, two teaspoons each of cinnamon, cloves and nut-
meg, two cups flour.
Filling. — One cup sugar, three tablespoons water, boil
five minutes. Beat whites of two eggs to a stiff froth, add boiled
syrup. Seed and chop one-half pound of raisins. Beat all
together until cold, then spread on layers.
Mrs. Van Steenberg.
Spice Cake.
Three eggs, two cups of sugar, one cup sour milk, three-
quarters of a cup of butter, three cups of flour, one teaspoonful
of soda in the milk, one cup of raisins, one-half cup of English
currants, piece of citron cut up, tablespoonful of cloves and cin-
namon each and one-half nutmeg. Mrs. B. F. Head.
Martha Washington Tea Cake.
One and one-quarter pounds of sugar, two pounds of flour,
one-half pound of butter, one pound of raisins, one pound of
-currants, one-half pound of citron, six eggs, one pint of sour
cream, one teaspoonful of soda, mace and nutmeg each, juice
of one and rind of two lemons. Mrs. B F. Head.
Layer Cake (Three layers).
Cream two cups of sugar, half cup of butter, add one cup
of sweet milk, three cups of flour, into which three teaspoons
of baking powder has been well sifted, beat in lightly the well
beaten whites of six eggs.
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Two cups white sugar, two and three-quarter cups flour, one cup milk, two teaspoons baking powder, a piece of butter the size of an egg, yolks of four eggs. Bake in layers. Ice cream part. — Whites of four eggs beaten very light, three cups pulverized sugar, one cup boiling water. Pour the boiling water over the sugar and let it boil until it candies in water. Pour it over the beaten whites and beat until cold. Then add two teaspoons vanilla and the juice of one lemon.
Anna Blanche Lane.
Ice Cream Cake.
Plain white cake baked in layers.
Frosting. — Two cups of granulated sugar, one-half cup boiling water, let boil without stirring until it strings; pour this on the beaten whites of four eggs. Beat with a tablespoon for two minutes. Add one-half teaspoonful of vanilla and one-half teaspoon of powdered citric acid. Spread on layers.
Ellen E. Hubbard.
Ice Cream Cake.
One cup butter, two cups sugar, one cup sweet milk, five whites of eggs, three cups sifted flour, three teaspoons baking powder, one teaspoon vanilla.
Icing. — Two cups sugar, live tablespoons water, whites of two eggs. Mrs. Barrett.
Spice Cake.
Four eggs, one cup butter, two cups sugar, one cup sour milk, three cups flour, two teaspoons ground cinnamon, ground cloves, one teaspoon soda in a little hot water, stir eggs, sugar and butter, beating well, add milk and flour, spice and soda last. Bake in three layers. Put together with boiled icing.
Mrs. J. J. Wagoner.
Spice Cake.
One cup butter, one and one-half cups brown sugar, yolks of five eggs, one cup sweet milk, three cups flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Put together with icing. E. A. Stearns.
New Century Cook Book.
Spice Cake.
One cup of sugar, three eggs, one-half cup butter, onehalf cup milk, two and one-half cups flour, two teaspoons cinnamon, one teaspoon cloves, and two teaspoons baking powder.
Mrs. B. E. Arntzen.
Spice Layer Cake.
Four eggs, two cups brown sugar, one-half cup melted butter, one-half cup sour milk, one teaspoon soda, two teaspoons soda, two teaspoons each of cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, two cups flour.
Filling. — One cup sugar, three tablespoons water, boil five minutes. Beat whites of two eggs to a stiff froth, add boiled syrup. Seed and chop one-half pound of raisins. Beat all together until cold, then spread on layers.
Mrs. Van Steenberg.
Spice Cake.
Three eggs, two cups of sugar, one cup sour milk, threequarters of a cup of butter, three cups of flour, one teaspoonful of soda in the milk, one cup of raisins, one-half cup of English currants, piece of citron cut up, tablespoonful of cloves and cinnamon each and one-half nutmeg. Mrs. B. F. Head.
Martha Washington Tea Cake.
One and one-quarter pounds of sugar, two pounds of flour, one-half pound of butter, one pound of raisins, one pound of -currants, one-half pound of citron, six eggs, one pint of sour cream, one teaspoonful of soda, mace and nutmeg each, juice of one and rind of two lemons. Mrs. B. F. Head.
Layer Cake (Three layers).
Cream two cups of sugar, half cup of butter, add one cup of sweet milk, three cups of flour, into which three teaspoons of baking powder has been well sifted, beat in lightly the well beaten whites of six eggs.
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