The Toronto Cook Book

Beat up two eggs, add one and one-half cups sugar, a pinch of salt, two cups of flour, two teaspoons of baking powder and a little milk. This can be made without butter; if added, only put a piece the size of half an egg. Cook in a moderate oven. Loaf Cake Five cents worth of cocoanut peel and walnut, two eggs, beaten separately, half cup butter, one cup sugar, half cup milk, half cup flour, one teaspoon baking powder. The Toronto Cook Book Black Chocolate Cake Two cups sugar, one and a half cups butter, two cups flour, three eggs, one teaspoon baking soda, one cup sour milk, half cup grated chocolate, dissolved in one spoon of boiling water. Mix sugar and butter, add chocolate, then eggs well beaten, lastly milk, soda and flour. Bake forty minutes. Chocolate Cake Quarter cake chocolate, one yolk of egg, half cup milk, half brown sugar; boil all together, then add three teaspoons vanilla. White Part — One cup sugar, half cup butter, half cup milk one egg and white of another, two cups flour, one small teaspoon of soda. Cream the sugar and butter, add egg, milk and soda and flour sifted together. Stir the two mixtures together. Layer Cake One cup sugar, one tablespoon butter, three eggs, leave whites of two for frosting, three-quarters cup milk, two teaspoons baking powder. Bake in layers. Apple Frosting — Whites of two eggs beaten stiff, peel one large sour apple and grate into eggs, two cups sugar. Keep sprinkling sugar on apple to keep it from turning red. Beat until thick. This may be used for filling. Mock Cream Cake One small cup sugar, butter size of egg beaten well, two cups flour, flavor to taste, two eggs, half cup sweet milk, two teaspoons baking powder. Just before putting in pans, add half cup boiling water and beat well. Bake in moderate oven. Cream Filling — White of one egg, one cup sugar, one good sized tart apple grated; beat until like whipped cream. Cake Without Eggs, Milk or Butter One cup brown sugar, one cup coffee, one-third cup lard, two cups seeded raisins, quarter teaspoon grated nutmeg, one teaspoon cinnamon, half teaspoon ground cloves. Boil the above ingredients three minutes. When thoroughly cold, add a pinch of salt, one teaspoon soda dissolved in a little water, two cups sifted flour, one teaspoon baking powder. Bake in a slow oven. This cake is delicious served as a pudding. Cakes, Frostings and Icings Cinnamon Cake One cup sugar, one cup sweet milk, half cup butter, one and a half cups flour, whites of two eggs, two teaspoons baking powder. Icing for Same — Yolks of eggs, three-quarters cup brown sugar, one teaspoon cinnamon. Rich Fruit Cake Two pounds sugar, half pound butter, two pounds raisins, one ounce mace, half cup milk, one teaspoon cloves, two teaspoons baking powder, two and a half pounds flour, threequarters pound citron, two pounds currants, six eggs, one nutmeg, one teaspoon cinnamon. White Fruit Cake One and a half cups butter, six eggs, half pound almonds, one and a half pounds raisins, one teaspoon cream tartar, one tea-- spoon each of lemon and vanilla, two cups sugar, one of milk, half pound citron, four cups flour, half teaspoon soda; bake in two loaves. Prince of Wales Cake