Egoless Cake
From Delicate dishes, 1896
Presented as published in 1896. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from Delicate dishes (1896), page 45. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
EGOLESS CAKE. One and one-half teacups of sugar, y^, of butter, i of sour milk, 3 of sifted flour, 2 of chopped raisins, 1 teaspoonful of soda. Cinnamon and nutmeg to taste. Mrs. F. Chapman. WALNUT CAKE. Two and one-half cups of flour, i ^ of powdered sugar, % of butter, whites of 6 eggs, frothed, 2 tea- spoonfuls of Cameo baking powder, 5^ cup of milk, i large cup of walnuts. Mrs. F. B. Hooker. CARAMEL CAKE. Boil Yz cake of Baker's chocolate, i cup of sugar, i^ of sweet milk and the yolk of i ^g% until it thickens, IMLEUTINrO YflLENTINB & GOAlPflNy. YMr n ISHLw Coach and Car Varnisbes and Colof s. 128 CAKE. then let it cool. Cream 0 cup of butter with i of sugar, add the yolks of 2 eggs, beaten, i cup of milk, then stir in the above mixture, if cool, then 2^ cups of flour, into which 2 teaspoonfuls of Cameo baking powder have been sifted and i teaspoonful of vanilla. Bake in 4 layers. FILLING. Boil 2 cups of sugar, a small piece of butter and ;/3 cup of milk 4 minutes, then stir constantly until it thickens. Should it thicken too much add a few drops of milk, until it will spread easily. Mrs. George Mehring. NUT CAKE. Beat y^ cup of butter and i^ of sugar to a cream, add y^ cup of milk and 2 of flour, into which has been sifted i^ teaspoonfuls of Cameo baking powder. Flavor and add i tumbler of nut meats. Mrs. a. G. Jones. WHITE FRUIT CAKE. Beat to a cream i cup of butter, add 2 cups of pul- verized sugar; beat well. Sift into 3 cups of flour 2 tea spoonfuls of Cameo baking powder, add to the creamed butter and sugar, alternately, with the beaten whites of 6 eggs. Bake in jelly cake tins and while hot put be- tween the layers the following filling: Chop fine y^ CAKE. 129 pound each of figs, seeded raisins, citron, blanched almonds, and stir them into 3 whites of eggs, well beaten, i teacup of powdered sugar and the juice of i lemon. Ice the whole with i white of egg, well beaten with the juice of ^ a lemon and i cup of powdered sugar. Mrs. D. H. Champlin. ANGEL FOOD FRUIT CAKE. Use any angel food recipe and bake in jelly tins, not greased. Filling: One-fourth pound candied pine- apple and cherries, the pineapple sliced very thin and the cherries halved. Make a boiled icing, flavor with lemon; spread over the cake and lay the fruit upon it. Mrs. Morehouse. WHITE CAKE. Cream i cup of butter with 2 of sugar, add i of milk and I cup of flour, not sifted. Beat the whites of 7 eggs and add ji to the mixture, then i cup of flour with I teaspoonful of Cameo baking powder mixed in it, and another ^ of the egg, then mix in lightly the remainder of the egg and another cup of flour. Flavor and bake in a moderate oven. Mrs. Florence Chapman. ORANGE CAKE. Cream i cup of butter with 2 of sugar. Mix 3 even WALEUTINro VftLENTINB & GOMPflNy, YMr 11 ISHLO Coach and Car Varnishes and Colors. 130 CAKE. teaspoonfuls of Cameo baking powder with 4 scant cups of sifted flour, add i cup of milk and the whites of 8 eggs, stiffly beaten. FILLING. Boil until quite thick the juice of 4 oranges, i^ lemons, 8 egg yolks and 3^ pound of sugar rubbed to- gether. Just before removing from the fire add the whites of 4 eggs, well beaten. Let it cool and spread between the layers. Cover with boiled icing and orna- ment with slices of thinly cut orange. Miss Knapp. BANBURY CAKES. Cut very fine ^ pound fresh candied orange peel, J^ pound candied lemon peel, i pound currants, % ounce cinnamon, 3^ ounce allspice, ^ pound butter, creamed; mix these ingredients well together and keep in glass jar. Make a rich pie crust of i heaping tablespoonful lard, 3 of flour, a teaspoonful salt, blend with ice- water, not too wet; cut from this paste round pieces as large as a saucer, put a large teaspoonful of the above mixture in the middle, fold over and pinch the edges together; turn them over, brush with the whites of eggs and dust fine granulated sugar over them. Bake in moderate oven. Mrs. Ben Williams. CHRISTMAS FRUIT CAKE. One pound butter, i pound sugar, i pound flour, 10 CAKE. 131 common sized eggs or 12 small ones, 2 pounds raisins (stoned), 2 pounds currants, 2 pounds citron (chopped fine), I cup molasses, i large glass of wine (sherry); spices to the taste. Mrs. E. C. Long. BLACKBERRY JAM CAKE. One cup sugar, i j^ cups flour, ^ cup butter, i cup blackberry jam, 3 eggs, i teaspoonful soda mixed in cream, 2 whole nutmegs, cinnamon to taste
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