Marble Cake

Ingredients

• Make above batter
• i tablespoon of cloves
• i tablespoon of cinnamon
• i tablespoon of allspice
• i tablespoon of nutmeg

Method

1. 1

   Divide in half.

2. 2

   To one half add the spices.

3. 3

   Put first a layer of dark and then one of light, until all the batter has been used.

4. 4

   Bake in a large mould.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The way to the heart (1905) by Carrie Pickett Moore, page 28. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

I tablespoon of vinegar, i cup of milk, i teaspoon of salt, grated rind of i orange, 2 teaspoons of Sauer's vanilla, I teaspoon of cinnamon. Dissolve soda in the vinegar, and mix other ingredients with enough flour to form a soft dough. Divide in three parts and roll one part at a time. Cut in cakes and fry in boiling lard. Sift powdered sugar over them while hot. Vanilla Snaps. One cup of butter, J^ cup of sugar, 2 eggs, 3 teaspoons of baking powder, 2 large teaspoons of milk and 3 teaspoons of Sauer's vanilla. Flour to make a stiff dough. Mix as for tea cakes, roll thin, and sprinkle with sugar, and bake. Christmas Stars. One pound of powdered sugar, i pound of almonds, whites of 6 eggs, I teaspoon of cinnamon, the grated rind of i lemon. Wash the almonds and wi e them dry. Grind in an almond mill (do not pound, as it makes them too much of a paste). Beat the whites to a stiff froth, add sugar, lemon rind and cinnamon; stir for 15 minutes. Take out i cupful, and into the rest stir the almonds. Flour the board well and turn the CAKES. 91 mixture on it, roll out lightly and cut in stars. Put a small quantity of the plain mixture on each one, and bake in a mod- erate oven. Kisses. One pound of pulverized sugar, whites of 6 eggs, i teaspoon of cream tartar, i teaspoon Sauer's vanilla, >^ pound nuts. Beat y2 an hour. Break the eggs and beat the sugar in, without frothing the eggs first. When the eggs and sugar have been beaten for 15 minutes, add the cream of tartar and beat for another 15 minutes. Add nuts — pecans are best — and drop a tablespoqnful on greased tins, and bake in a moderate oven. Creole Kissss. To the white of every ^%% add 2 tablespoons of pulverized sugar, and to every 5 whites allow i pint of chopped nuts. Vanilla to taste. Don't beat the eggs, but drop the whites in a bowl and add the sugar. Beat until thick, add the nuts and seasoning, and bake on greased tins. LARGE CAKES. Cup Cake. Four cups of sugar, 6 cups of flour, 2 cups of butter, 2 cups of milk, 6 eggs, 3 teaspoons of powder, 2 teaspoons of Sauer's vanilla or lemon extract. Bake in 2 large moulds, cups or layers. Marble Cake. Make above batter and divide in half. To one half add i tablespoon each of cloves, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg. Put first a layer of dark and then one of light, until all the batter has been used. Bake in a large mould. 92 TESTED VIRGINIA RECIPES. Rich Marble Cake. Part First. — Yelks of 7 eggs, i cup of butter, i cup of mo- lasses, 2 cups of brown sugar, 4 cups of flour, i cup of milk, I teaspoon of soda, 2 teaspoons of cream of tartar, 2 tablespoons of cinnamon, i tablespoon of cloves, i teaspoon of allspice,

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