Crumb Cake with Coffee

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup coffee
• 3-4 cup of butter
• 1 cup sour milk
• 1 teaspoon soda
• % teaspoon cloves
• 1% teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 egg
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup currants

Method

1. 1

   Mix the rest with sour milk, sprinkle a cupful of crumbs on top of cake and bake.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Magnet users cook book (1920) by Petrie Manufacturing Co, page 47. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

2 cups sugar, 4% cup molasses, 1 cup butter, 1 cup cold, strong coffee, 4 cups flour, 4 teaspoons baking powder, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1 tablespoon cloves, 1 nutmeg, 3 lbs. seeded raisins (chopped), 3-4 lb. currants, %4 lb. candied citron peel (cut fine). Cream butter and sugar, add beaten eggs and molasses, then the coffee and flour, sifted with the spices and baking powder, then the fruit and peel dredged in a little flour. Bake slowly 1% hours.—Mrs, Chas. Cassady, Ayr, Ontario. COFFEE CAKE No. 2. One cup sugar, 1 cup molasses, 1 cup coffee, 14 cup shortening, 1 teaspoon of soda, 1 teaspoon cloves, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, - 1 teaspoon allspice. Fruit if you wish. Make the batter like fruit cake. Flour to stiffen.—Mrs. S. E. Sivesley, Box 109, Cromar, Man. COON CAKE. One-half cup butter, 2 cups brown sugar, 2 eggs, 1 cup sour or buttermilk, 1 teaspoon soda, 142 cup cocoa, mixed with enough hot water to make a thick paste. This may be cooked in layers or in one cake.— Mrs. EH. C. Leef, Stanley House P. O., Muskoka, Ontario. CORN FLAKES CAKE, Two eggs, % cup brown sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, % cup butter, 2 cups flour. Mix and add four cups corn flakes. Bake in a quick oven.—Miss R. Rothwell, Gilford, Ontario. CORNSTARCH CAKE. One cup sugar, % cup butter, % cup corn- starch, 1 heaping cup flour, 4% cup milk, whites of two eggs, 1%4 teaspoon soda, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar. Flavor to taste—Mrs. Thos. McDonald, La Salette, Ontario. SWEET CREAM CAKE. Two eggs, sweet cream of medium grade, 1 cup sugar, 1% cups flour, 4 teaspoons baking powder, % teaspoon salt, flavor, put eggs in cup. Mix with cream. Add the rest. Baking powder last. Bake in a quick oven.—Mrs. Alex. Stewart, Evarts, Alta. - LAYER CREAM CAKE. One cup sugar, 1% cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder. Beat two eggs until very light. Put-in a cup and fill up with cream, Bake in layers in a quick oven.—Mrs. John Vonpell, Camrose,, Alta. SOUR CREAM CAKE. One egg, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup sour cream,. butter size of an egg, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon cloves, 1 teaspoon. soda, 1 cup of raisins, 114, cups flour.—Mrs. Geo. Vietor, R. R. No. 1, Born-. ‘holm, Ontario. CRUMB CAKE. ‘Two cups flour, 1 cup-sugar, 3-4 cup butter. Rub to crumbs, Take out % cup crumbs and mix remainder with 1 cup sour milk, 1 teaspoon of soda, cloves and cinnamon, 1 egg, 1 cup raisins. Sprinkle crumbs over top of cake and bake 4% an hour.—Lulu E. Morris, R. R. No. 1, Balderson, Ontario. CRUMB CAKE No. 2. Two cups of flour, 1 cup of white sugar. rub to we crumbs, take out 3-4 cup crumbs. Mix rest with 1 cup of sour milk, 1 tea- spoon of soda, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of ground cloves, 1 egg, 1 cup of raisins. Sprinkle with cup of crumbs on top and bake; when done it is already iced.—Mrs. Walter McKechnie, Ravenna, Ontario. MAGNET “BY-PASS” ENGINE HELPS DO HOUSEWORK Mrs. W. H. Mackee, Claughton Farm, Manitoba, Man., says:—Regarding the Magnet “By-Pass” Engine I bought from You last Spring, I might say that I am delighted with same. I run the Magnet Cream Separator, my churn and washing machine with it. With the Magnet Friction Clutch Pulley on it I have no trouble in starting and operating it myself. 55 CRUMB CAKE WITH COFFEE. Rub Soecihes to abe 6 2 cups ‘eae 1 cup coffee, sugar and 3-4 cup of butter. Take out 1 cupful, Mix the Tost with 1 cup sour milk, 1 teaspoon soda, % teaspoon cloves, 1% teaspoon nut- meg, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 egg, 1 cup raisins and 1 cup currants. Sprinkle a the cupful of crumbs on top of cake and bake. (Small seedless raisins may be substituted for currants.)—Jean Welch, Grinan, Ontario. CURRANT CAKE. One egg, % cup butter, 1 cup sugar, % cup sweet — milk, 1 cup currants, 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar mixéd in the ~_ flour, % teaspoon soda dissolved in the milk, pinch of salt, % teaspoon ~~ lemon. Beat all quickly together and bake in a flat pan.—Mrs. William we Muirhead, North Tryon, P. E. I. CUSTARD CAKE. Two cups sugar, 1% cups butter, 1144 cups sweet milk, % teaspoon soda, whites of three eggs, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar, 3 cups flour. Bake in layers, —Mrs. Eli Steeves, Steeves’ Mount, N. B. DATE CAKE, Three cups rolled oats, 2 cups flour, 1 cup shortening, 3-4 cup sugar, a little salt, a little soda. Wet with buttermilk. Roll out ~ half and line a pan, Add filling and cover with other half. When cooked, — cut in squares.—Mrs, Wm. Martise, Digby, N. S. DATE CAKES WITH NUTS. Two cups chopped dates, 114% cups brown sugar, 3 eggs, beat yolks and whites separate, % cup melted butter, 4% wine glass of brandy, 1 cup chopped walnuts, 3 cups flour, well sifted, 2 teaspoons baking powder. Mix flour and baking powder, add the cream, butter and ~ sugar, then the dates and nuts, then the brandy; beat in eggs. Bake in a slow oven.—Mrs, J. H. Birkin, Hamilton, Ontario. oF DEVIL’S CAKE. Two eggs, 14% cups brown sugar, 14 cake of chocolate, % cup butter, 1 cup sour milk, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 1 teaspoon soda, 2 or 3 cups flour.—Mrs. Wm, Gilroy, Gore Bay, Ontario. EAGLE CAKE. One cup brown sugar, 1% cup butter, 1 cup sour milk, eee egg, 1 teaspoon each of soda and cinnamon, % teaspoon nutmeg

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