The Toronto Cook Book

One egg, half cup milk, half a cup sugar, third of a cake of chocolate; cook till it thickens, and then cool. Cake — One cup sugar, half cup butter, two eggs, half a cup milk, two cups flour, half teaspoon baking soda dissolved in milk, half teaspoon vanilla and cooked chocolate. White Cake Half cup butter, two cups sugar, one cup milk, two cups flour, whites of four eggs, two teaspoons baking powder, quarter cup of walnuts. 132 The Toronto Cook Book Cocoa Cake Two eggs, one cup sugar, piece of butter size of an egg, one cup sour milk, one teaspoon soda, two dessertspoons of cocoa, one and a half cups flour. Standard Cake Two tablespoons butter, six tablespoons sugar, one egg, quarter cup of milk, three-quarters cup of flour, three-quarters teaspoon baking powder, half a teaspoon flavoring. Cocoa Cake with Brown Sugar One and a half cups brown sugar, half cup butter, two eggs, one cup sour milk, three-quarters cup dry cocoa, two cups flour, pinch of salt, one teaspoon baking soda, one teaspoon vanilla extract. Angel Food One cup sugar, one cup flour, two teaspoons baking powder, pinch of salt; sift this six times; put one cup of milk on to boil, then put milk into dry ingredients and beat in the whites of two stiffly-beaten eggs; put in pan without greasing, and bake in moderate oven. Orange Filling for Cake One cup sugar, one cup water, yolk of one egg; take grated rind and juice of one orange, add tablespoon of flour to thicken. Another Filling for Cake Take grated rind of one lemon, half a orange, one egg, piece of butter, quarter cup sugar, a little water; thicken with cornstarch. Lemon Filling for Cake The juice and grated rind of one lemon, one cup granulated sugar, one egg well beaten, a piece of butter size of an egg. Boil in a double boiler until the consistency of honey. Cool and spread between layers. Ice Cream Cake Three eggs, one cup flour, one heaping teaspoon baking powder, one scant cup sugar, one tablespoon water; bake in three layers and put whipped cream between and on top. Cakes, Frostings and Icings Nut Cake Two cups flour, a piece of butter, one cup sugar, one cup nuts, cocoanut or walnut, five teaspoons baking powder, one egg; mix rather thick with milk or water and let it rise twenty minutes on stove, then bake forty minutes. Apple Sauce Cake One cup brown sugar, half cup shortening, one cup apple sauce, one and a half teaspoons soda, dissolved in the apple sauce and beaten very light, one cup raisins, half cup currants, one piece of lemon peel, two cups flour, half a teaspoon cloves and cinnamon. Apple Sauce Cake One and a half cups apple sauce, one cup sugar, half cup butter, half teaspoon of cinnamon, one cup raisins, one cup currants, half a teaspoon of soda, two cups flour. Bake in a slow oven. Buttermilk Cake One cup buttermilk, one cup brown sugar, one cup raisins, one teaspoon cinnamon, two cups flour, one teaspoon soda, one cup currants, half cup lard, one teaspoon cloves, a little nutmeg, and a little lemon peel. Put paper in the tins and grease them well. Bake in a moderate oven. Strawberry Layer Cake Two eggs, one cup sugar, three-quarters cup butter, one cup strawberries, two cups flour, with two teaspoons baking powder. Bake in layers. Put chopped or sliced bananas between layers and ice with icing sugar mixed with a little strawberry juice. Jordan Cake