Cheap Cake (No eggs, no butter)

Ingredients

• 1 heaping tablesp lard
• 1 cup strong coffee
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 teasp soda
• 3 cups flour
• l^ teasp each cloves
• l^ teasp each nutmeg
• 1 teasp cinnamon
• 1 cup raisins

Method

1. 1

   Put lard in mixing bowl, pour coffee over it, add sugar, dissolved soda, flour with spices, and raisins.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 10 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Farm and home cook book and housekeeper's assistant (1907) by Adeline O. Goessling, page 24. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

2 teasp each nutmeg and cinnamon, and 1 cup currants. — [Mrs. J. P., Me. CAKES WITHOUT EGGS 41 Hot Water Cake (No eggs) Cream % cup sugar with % cup lard, add 1 cup molasses and 2 ^ cups flour sifted with 2 scant teasp soda and ^ teasp each of nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice and cloves. Last of all add 1 cup boiling water. When properly made this cake is as light as a feather. — [I. A. S., Me. Dark Cake (No eggs) Cream ^/^ cup butter and lard mixed, with 1 cup brown sugar, add 1 cup sour milk, in which dissolve 1 teasp soda, and 2 cups flour sifted with 1 teasp cinnamon and ^^ teasp each cloves and nutmeg. Lastly add 1 cup chopped raisins dredged with flour.— [Mrs. L. E. G., N. Y. Buttermilk Cake (No eggs) To 1 cup sugar add 4 tablesp melted butter, 1 cup buttermilk, in which dissolve 1 teasp soda, 2 cups flour sifted with spices to suit taste. Lastly stir in 1 cup raisins, stoned and cut fine and thoroughly dredged with flour. This cake is also good with the spices omitted. — [Mrs. J. K., N. Y. Chocolate Loaf Cake (No eggs) Boil until it thickens ^^ cup milk with 1 tablesp butter, and % cup chocolate. Remove from fire and when cool add 1 cup sugar, 1 teasp soda dissolved in i/^ cup milk, and flour to thicken to the proper consistency. Use vanilla as flavor. — [Mrs. E. R. S., N. Y. New England Cake (No eggs) Cream ^ cup butter or scant ^^ cup lard, or any other good shortening, with 1 cup light brown sugar, add ^ cup molasses, 1 cup sour milk, in which dissolve 1 teasp soda, 3 cups flour sifted with i/^ teasp each spices to suit taste, y2 cup cleaned currants, and ^ cup raisins, seeded, cut in half, and dredged with flour. Bake in a moderate oven. This will make one large cake, or two small ones. — [Mrs. R. W., Me. Graham Cake (No eggs) Cream 1% cups brown sugar with 2 tablesp butter or shortening, add l*/^ cups sour milk, in which has been dis- solved 1 teasp soda. Mix together 2% cups graham flour, ^ cup white flour, 1 teasp cinnamon, % teasp cloves, and sift this into the first named ingredients. Lastly add 1 cup raisins, seeded, cut fine, and well dredged with flour. — [Mrs. H. I. S.. Ga. 42 FARM AND HOME COOK BOOK Sour Milk Cake (No eggs) To 1 cup sugar add V2 cup melted butter, or butter and lard mixed, i/^ teasp soda dissolved in 1 cup sour milk, and 2 cups flour with spices to suit. Lastly stir in 1 cup or less seeded and chopped raisins, dredged with flour. The spices may be omitted. — [Mrs. E. B. L., Me. Pork Cake (No eggs) Chop 1 lb salt fat pork (no lean) very fine, and pour over it 1/2 pt strong, boiling hot coffee, add 2 cups brown sugar, 1 cup molasses, and 1 teasp soda, then sift in about 6 cups flour mixed with 2 teasp cinnamon, and 1 teasp each cloves and nut- meg. Last of all add 1 lb seeded raisins, and i/4 lb citron or candied orange peel cut fine. Bake in a moderate oven. This makes two good sized loaves. An excellent cake, and will keep for six months, or more. It is well to line the tin with greased paper or to put an asbestos mat under the pan to prevent burning. For the hot coffee boiling water can be substituted. Some cooks add y2 cup sour milk. — [Mrs. R. L. W., Mass. Chocolate Gingerbread (No eggs) Mix 1 cup molasses with ^ cup sour milk, add 1 teasp soda dissolved in a little warm water, 3 tablesp melted butter, 2 oz melted chocolate, and 2 cups flour sifted with 1 *■ ^asp each ginger and cinnamon. Bake as a loaf cake or in layers. This recipe may also be used for cookies by adding more flour. — * [Mrs. P. O. B., Mont. Plain or Nut Cake (No eggs) Cream ^ cup butter and % cup sugar, add i/^ cup sour milk with scant i/^ teasp soda, and 1% cups flour sifted with Vz teasp cinnamon and i/4 teasp each nutmeg and cloves. By way of variation add either 1 cup seeded and chopped raisins, or 1 cup nut meats cut fine, or both. Even when we have plent:^ eggs-, we always make nut cake this way. — [J. R., Mich. Fruit Cake (No eggs) Cream 1 cup brown sugar with scant % cup butter, add %' cup buttermilk in which 1 scant teasp soda has been dis- solved, 2 cups flour sifted with 1 teasp cinnamon, and ^ teasp each of cloves and nutmeg. Lastly add 1 cup chopped raisins. [Mrs. S. D. B., Mich. CAKES WITHOUT BUTTER 43 English Walnut Cake (No butter, no eggs) Dissolve ^ teasp soda in 1 cup buttermilk, add 1 cup sugar, 3 tablesp molasses and flour enough to make a medium stiff batter, sifted with 1 1/4 teasp cream tartar. Lastly add 1 cup walnut meats cut very fine. — [Mrs. A. B. H., Va. Apple Sauce Cake (No eggs, no milk) Cream 1 cup sugar and V2 cup shortening, dissolve 1 teasp soda in a little hot water and stir this in 1 cup sour apple sauce, letting it foam over into the mixing bowlj then add 1% cups flour sifted with 1 teasp cinnamon and i/^ teasp each cloves and nutmeg. Mix thoroughly and then put in 1 cup raisins. Bake in a loaf tin about 45 minutes. This cake is rich, moist, and most delicious, and best of all, cheap. — [Mrs. N. A. D., Mass. Cheap Cake (No eggs, no butter) Here is a good cheap cake or pudding which requires no eggs, nor butter nor milk in the making. Put in the mixing bowl 1 heaping tablesp lard, and pour over this 1 cup strong coffee, then add 2 cups brown sugar, 1 teasp soda dissolved in a little hot water, 3 cups flour sifted with l^ teasp each cloves and nutmeg, and 1 teasp cinnamon — 1 cup raisins

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