The Toronto Cook Book

One cup butter, one and a quarter cup sugar, one pound raisins, one and a half pounds currants, one cup molasses, half a cup sour milk, one teaspoon baking soda, one teaspoon each of cloves, mace, carraway seed, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg. White Cake One cup sugar, half a cup butter, half a cup sweet milk, whites of five eggs or two whole eggs, two cups flour, two tablespoons baking powder, flavoring. Cakes, Frostings and Icings 123 Brown George Cake Two eggs, one cup sugar, half a cup cream, one teaspoon baking soda, one cup molasses, two and a half cups flour, cinnamon, cloves, salt. Spanish Bun One egg and the yolks of three eggs, three-quarters cup butter, two cups sugar, one cup sweet milk, two cups flour, two teaspoons cinnamon, three teaspoons baking powder. Bake long time. Spanish Bun Three-quarters cup melted butter, two cups brown sugar, four eggs, one cup milk, two cups flour, one dessertspoon nutmeg, one dessertspoon allspice, two dessertspoons cinnamon, one teaspoon baking soda, two of cream tartar; bake in three layers; put together with a fig filling. Eggless Cake One cup sugar, half cup butter, two cups flour, one cup sour milk, one cup raisins, one cup currants, one teaspoon of soda, one teaspoon cloves, one teaspoon cinnamon, half a nutmeg. White Loaf Cake Whites of six eggs, two cups sugar, one cup sweet milk, three and a half cups flour, three-quarters cup butter, two teaspoons baking powder, pineapple or any other flavoring. Devil's Food Two cups light brown sugar, half cup of butter, half a cup sour milk with level teaspoon of soda dissolved in it, two eggs, two-thirds cup grated chocolate dissolved in half a cup cold water, one teaspoon vanilla, two and a half cups flour. Filling. — One cup sugar, one cup sweet milk; flavor with vanilla. Dark Cake One cup brown sugar, half cup butter, two eggs, One tablespoon molasses, half a cup sour milk, one and a half cups flour, half a teaspoon baking soda, one teaspoon cloves, one and a half teaspoons cinnamon. Filling. — One egg, one and a half cups sugar, one lemon. The Toronto Cook Book Yellow Cake One cup white sugar, half a cup milk, half a cup butter, two teaspoons baking powder, two cups flour, two eggs and one teaspoon vanilla. Frosting. — One large cup sugar, three-quarters cup boiling water, two tablespoons chocolate, one teaspoon butter, one teaspoon vanilla; stir chocolate in a little cold water before adding to hot water. Orange Cake One quarter cup butter, one cup sugar, two eggs, half cup milk, one and two-thirds cups flour, one and a half teaspoons baking powder; cream the butter, add sugar gradually, also the eggs, well-beaten, and milk; then add flour, mixed and sifted with the baking powder; bake in a thin sheet, cut in halves, spread one-half with orange filling, and put over the other cover with orange frosting. Chocolate Cake One-half cup butter, one and a half cups sugar, half cup milk, two and a quarter cups flour, quarter teaspoon baking soda, three-quarters teaspoon cream of tartar, whites of five eggs, two squares of chocolate. One Egg Cake