Wilkes County Home Demonstration Club cook book

Cream butter. Add sugar gradually and beat until consistency of whipped cream. Add the eggs one at a time. Beat each in thoroughly before adding another. Sift the flour and baking powder together several times. Stir into batter mixture, alternately with milk to which the vanilla has been added. Divide batter into two slightly greased 8 inch pans 1% inches deep. Cook for about 20-25 minutes in oven 370 F. This is an excellent plain layer cake that may be used with any icing. Mrs. Mohea Caudill Pleasant Ridge Club COCOANUT CAKE % cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup milk 2% t. baking powder 1% cups sugar 3 egg yolks 2% cups flour Y% t. salt Have butter at room temperature. Cream butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add egg yolks and beat. Sift dry ingredients together twice and add with milk to batter. Beat until smooth and bake in 3 layers. Put together with white icing and cocoanut: 1 cup sugar, 4 cup hot water, 3 egg whites, beaten. Boil sugar and water together until it threads. Add to egg whites and beat until cool. Spread on layers of cake and add cocoanut, Mrs. Paul Delp Millers Creek Club Compliments @ ry | : DIXIE HOME STORES $ SELF SERVICE $ BSTREET NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C. $ } ® S BELK’e LAYER CAKE 1 cup butter 3 cups flour 1 cup sweet milk Dash of salt 2 cups sugar 4 eggs 3 t. baking powder 1 t. vanilla Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beat thoroughly. Add flour sifted with baking powder. Mix well, adding milk alternately with flour and flavoring. Bake in moderate oven. For filling, use Chocolate Butter Frosting. | Mrs. Hoyle Anthony Roaring River Club 1% cup butter 3 eges 2 cups dried apples, hot 1 lb. chopped raisins 1% cups chopped nuts 1 t. cinnamon 2 cups sugar 3 cups flour 1 t. soda in hot apples 1 lb. figs 1 T. cloves 1 cup strawberry preserves Mix in order given. Bake 4 hours in oven 275 F. Mrs. O, P. Walls Ronda Club WHITE FRUIT CAKE 12 egg whites 1 pound sugar 1 t. baking powder 1 lb. candied cherries 1-8 lb. candied orange peel 14 lb. candied pineapple % lb. butter 1b, hour 1 grated cocoanut 34 lb. white raisins 1-8 lb. lemon peel 1 cup blanched almonds Cream butter and sugar. Add 2 cups flour sifted 3 times with baking powder. Fold in egg whites, stiffly beaten. Cut up fruit, mix with cocoanut and almonds. Roll in flour. Add to batter. Mix well. Steam in large loaf pan 3 hours. Bake for 30 minutes. Mrs. Verlie Davis Pleasant Ridge Club Whip 1% cups cream until stiff. Add 3 unbeaten eggs, 1° cup sugar, 1 t. vanilla, 2 cups flour, 2 t. baking powder, % t. salt. Fold in and blend well. Bake in moderate oven. Mrs. Gales Scroggs Roaring River Club