Two tablespoonsful of milk, three sections of chocolate, three eggs, one
one-half cups of sugar, one and three-fourths cups of swansdown flour, two
teaspoons of baking powder, one-half cup of butter, one-half cup of water, one
teaspoon of vanilla✪ Chocolate Nut Cake. Sift flour and baking powder together twice, add the
vanilla to water, beat the yolks till light then add the milk, creamed butter
and sugar, melted chocolate, water and flour, beat until smooth then jidd the
beaten whites.
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Filling — Dissolve two cups of sugar in one-third cup of boiling watery boil
until it spins a thread (do not stir). Pour over well beaten whites of two
eggs, add cup of chopped nut meats and when thick, spread.
—MRS. ASHBY SCOTT.
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A GOOD PLACE TO TRADE
128 East Campbell Avenue Roanoke, Virginia
Phone 1317
BEEF STEAK CAKE
One cup of sugar, one-half cup of butter well beaten together, one-half
cup of sweet milk, whites of three eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Two cups of
swansdown flour mixed with one teaspoon of baking powder. Make into two
layers.
Dark Layers — Two cups of brown sugar, one small cup of butter, one cup
of milk, yolks of five eggs, three and one-half cups of swansdown flour, two
teaspoons of baking powder, one teaspoon each of allspice, cinnamon and
nutmeg, one coffee cup of seeded raisins chopped fine✪ Beef Steak Cake. Make into three layers.
Filling — Grated rind and juice of one lemon, two and one-half tablespoon-
ful of cornstarch dissolved in a little cold water. Add one cup of boiling
water, let boil, add one cup of sugar and two cups of grated cocoanut. Boil
until it thickens. —MRS. L. B. FOWLER.
WHITE CAKE
Cream one cup of butter, add two cups of sugar (stir with hand until
sugar is dissolved), after sifting swansdown flour three times add three cups
of flour (add little at a time), one cup of milk, one teaspoon of vanilla, two
level teaspoons of baking powder, last add the beaten whites of six eggs✪ White Cake.
White Icing — Two cups of sugar, one-half cup of water, whites of two
eggs, one-eighth teaspoon of cream of tartar, one teaspoon of vanilla or one
teaspoon of lemon juice✪ White Icing. Beat the eggs until stiff, boil the sugar and water
until it threads, put one-half teaspoon of baking powder while beating.
—MRS. SAM HAIRSTON.
CARAMEL CAKE
Two cups of white sugar, one cup of butter, creamed to a puffy lightness,
five eggs beaten very light, one cup of sweet milk, three cups of flour and
three level teaspoonsful of baking powder✪ Caramel Cake. Beat eggs separate adding whites
last.
Caramel Filling — Boil one cup of white sugar and two of brown, a scant
cup of cream, butter size of walnut, and flavor with vanilla. Beat until
creamy. —MRS. J. T. STRICKLAND.
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WHITE PERFECTION CAKE
Three cupfuls of sugar, one cupful of butter, one cupful of milk, three and
one-half cupfuls of swansdown flour, one-half cupful of cornstarch, whites of
twelve eggs, beaten to a stiff froth, two teaspoonsful of cream of tartar, one
teaspoonful of soda✪ White Perfection Cake. Put soda in half of the milk, dissolve corn starch in the
rest of the milk and add it to the sugar and butter well beaten together, then
the milk and soda, and the flour and eggs. This is best baked in a loaf.
—MRS. F. W. CRAIG.
DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE ✪ Devil's Food Cake
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Two tablespoonsful of milk, three sections of chocolate, three eggs, one one-half cups of sugar, one and three-fourths cups of swansdown flour, two teaspoons of baking powder, one-half cup of butter, one-half cup of water, one teaspoon of vanilla. Sift flour and baking powder together twice, add the vanilla to water, beat the yolks till light then add the milk, creamed butter and sugar, melted chocolate, water and flour, beat until smooth then add the beaten whites.
Filling — Dissolve two cups of sugar in one-third cup of boiling water, boil until it spins a thread (do not stir). Pour over well beaten whites of two eggs, add cup of chopped nut meats and when thick, spread.
—MRS. ASHBY SCOTT.
( 54 )
WAYNICK'S FURNITURE STORE
A GOOD PLACE TO TRADE
128 East Campbell Avenue Roanoke, Virginia
Phone 1317
BEEF STEAK CAKE
One cup of sugar, one-half cup of butter well beaten together, one-half cup of sweet milk, whites of three eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Two cups of swansdown flour mixed with one teaspoon of baking powder. Make into two layers.
Dark Layers — Two cups of brown sugar, one small cup of butter, one cup of milk, yolks of five eggs, three and one-half cups of swansdown flour, two teaspoons of baking powder, one teaspoon each of allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg, one coffee cup of seeded raisins chopped fine. Make into three layers.
Filling — Grated rind and juice of one lemon, two and one-half tablespoonful of cornstarch dissolved in a little cold water. Add one cup of boiling water, let boil, add one cup of sugar and two cups of grated cocoanut. Boil until it thickens. —MRS. L. B. FOWLER.
Cream one cup of butter, add two cups of sugar (stir with hand until sugar is dissolved), after sifting swansdown flour three times add three cups of flour (add little at a time), one cup of milk, one teaspoon of vanilla, two level teaspoons of baking powder, last add the beaten whites of six eggs.
White Icing — Two cups of sugar, one-half cup of water, whites of two eggs, one-eighth teaspoon of cream of tartar, one teaspoon of vanilla or one teaspoon of lemon juice. Beat the eggs until stiff, boil the sugar and water until it threads, put one-half teaspoon of baking powder while beating.
—MRS. SAM HAIRSTON.
CARAMEL CAKE
Two cups of white sugar, one cup of butter, creamed to a puffy lightness, five eggs beaten very light, one cup of sweet milk, three cups of flour and three level teaspoonsful of baking powder. Beat eggs separate adding whites
last.
Caramel Filling — Boil one cup of white sugar and two of brown, a scant cup of cream, butter size of walnut, and flavor with vanilla. Beat until creamy. —MRS. J. T. STRICKLAND.
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WHITE PERFECTION CAKE
Three cupfuls of sugar, one cupful of butter, one cupful of milk, three and one-half cupfuls of swansdown flour, one-half cupful of cornstarch, whites of twelve eggs, beaten to a stiff froth, two teaspoonsful of cream of tartar, one teaspoonful of soda. Put soda in half of the milk, dissolve corn starch in the rest of the milk and add it to the sugar and butter well beaten together, then the milk and soda, and the flour and eggs. This is best baked in a loaf.
—MRS. F. W. CRAIG.
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Chocolate Nut CakeBeef Steak CakeWhite CakeWhite CakeWhite IcingCaramel CakeWhite Perfection CakeDevil's Food Cake