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One and ne-half cups of sugar, two-thirds of a cup of butter, 2}i cups of flour, one-third of a cup of milk, whites of 4 eggs, I teaspoon of baking powder, i teaspoon of Sauer's vanilla. Bake in layers and ice with cocoanut icing. Cocoanut Icing. — Boil i cup of white sugar and ^ of a cup of water, with ^ teaspoon of vinegar in it, until it ropes. Beat it in the well-beaten white of i egg. Season with Sauer's vanilla and add % pound of grated cocoanut. Cocoanut-Chocolate Cake. Two cups of sugar, i cups of butter, i cup of milk, 5 eggs, 3 cups of flour, I teaspoon of powder, i teaspoon of Sauer's vanilla. Bake in 4 layers and spread the following between them: Icing. — Beat whites of 3 eggs until light, add i pound of pulverized sugar and i grated cocoanut. Melt ^ of a pound of Baker's chocolate, and beat rapidly in the icing. Spread at once between the cakes, as it hardens very quickly. Chocolate Cake. One egg, beaten together; add ^ cup of milk, i cup of sugar, ^ cake of grated chocolate. Cook until it becomes hot through, and set aside to cool. Make a batter of 3 eggs ; beat yelks light, and add i cup of sugar, ^2 cup of milk, ^ cup of butter; to the beaten whites add 2 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons of powder, and when well mixed pour in the chocolate mixture. Bake in layers and ice with a white icing. Caramel Cake. Two cups of sugar, i cup of butter, 5 eggs, i cup of milk, 3 cups of flour, I teaspoon of powder, 2 teaspoons of Sauer's vanilla. Bake in layers and use the following as a filling: Icing. — Two pounds of brown sugar, 2 ounces of butter, 2 teacups of milk. Boil until thick and add 3 teaspoons of Sauer's vanilla extract. Beat until it begins to harden. Then pour in I cup of chopped black walnuts and spread on the layers. Lemon Cake. Make the usual batter for layer cake and put it together with 3 eggs (beaten light), 2 cups of sugar, butter size of an egg, juice of 3 lemons. Set the stew-pan in water, and cook until thick enough not to run from the cake. Cool and ice. Walnut Cake. Two cups of sugar, i cup of butter, 5 eggs, i cup of milk, 3 cups of flour, I teaspoon of powder, 1^/2 teaspoons of Sauer's lemon extract. Divide the batter in three parts, flavor two of them with lemon, and to the third add i teaspoon of cinnamon, 1^4 teaspoons each of cloves and allspice, ^ nutmeg. Bake in 3 layers and put between them the following : Icing. — Five lemons, i^ pounds of pulverized sugar, 2 pounds English walnuts. Squeeze lemons and mix the sugar in them ; chop the nuts, taking out enough to cover the top, and beat the whole quickly together. If the icing is too thin to stay on the cake, add a little more sugar. When the icing begins to set, place the whole nuts over the top and set away to harden. Date Cake. One and one-half cups of sugar, ^ cup of butter, 2 large cups of flour, I cup of milk, 5 eggs (leaving out 2 whites), 2 teaspoons of powder, i teaspoon of Sauer's almond extract, and ^ pound of dates, chopped. Bake in sheets and ice. Date Icing. — White of 2 eggs, 2 cups of sugar, y^ cup of water, i teaspoon of vinegar, y^ pound of dates, i teaspoon each of Sauer's lemon and vanilla extract. Make a boiled icing, and add the dates that have been sliced. Beat until the icing begins to harden.