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Nut Cake

From The Toronto Cook Book, 1915

Serves 10

Presented as published in 1915. 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 The Toronto Cook Book (1915) by Powell, E. J. Mrs.,d.b. 1853, page 60. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

nut Cake Half cup butter, one cup sugar, yolks of three eggs, half cup milk, one and three-quarters cup flour, two and a half teaspoons baking powder, whites of two eggs, three-quarters cup chopped walnuts; mix in order given and cover with white frosting. Spice Cake Two eggs, one cup brown sugar, quarter cup butter, quarter teaspoon cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, half cup currants, three- quarters cup sour milk, one teaspoon soda, one and a half cups flour, custard filling and maple cream icing. Date Cake Half cup brown sugar, half pound butter or one good cupful, two eggs, two and a half cups flour, one pound dates cut up and floured, 10 cents worth broken walnuts, five cents worth peel, one teaspoon baking soda, moistened in milk. Bake slowly one and a half to two hours. Sponge Cake Two tablespoons cold water, yolks of two eggs, whites of two eggs, half cup sugar, three-quarters tablespoon cornstarch; add flour to fill half a cup of cornstarch and flour together, three-quarters teaspoon of baking powder; beat yolks thoroughly, add sugar gradually, then water; sift flour, cornstarch and baking powder together three times. Add beaten whites of eggs and flour mixture alternately; butter mould, sprinkle with flour and sugar mixed; pour cake in; bake in a moderate oven. Cream Cake Two tablespoons butter, quarter cup sugar, half a cup flour, half tablespoon baking powder, one-eighth cup milk, whites of one egg beaten stiff, flavoring of bitter almond ; cream butter and sugar; add milk and flour (baking powder mixed in flour) alternately; fold in white of egg; bake in moderate oven. Cakes, Frostings and Icings 131 Nut Cake One-eighth cup butter, quarter cup sugar, half an egg, one-eighth cup milk, half cup flour, three-quarters teaspoon baking powder; prepare as ordinary cake; add nuts before adding well beaten white of egg. Bake in moderate oven. Mocha Cake One cup sugar, one of sifted flour, one heaping teaspoon baking powder; mix together; add half a cup boiling milk, one small teaspoon butter, two eggs not beaten; add all to dry ingredients. Almond Cream Cake One and three-quarters cups sugar, three-quarters cup butter, beaten to a cream, one cup sweet milk, whites of four eggs, three cups flour, one teaspoon baking powder; bake in three layers, top and bottom, flavored with almond, centre colored a light. pink and flavored with a few drops of rose extract. Filling for Cake One cup milk; when boiling hot add yolks of two eggs, one dessertspoon cornstarch; wet with cold milk; two table- spoons sugar; these last must be well-mixed before adding to the milk; remove from fire and add half a cup chopped almonds; flavor with vanilla. Lemon Peel Cake Two cups white sugar, one cup of butter, one cup of milk, three eggs, quarter lemon peel, two teaspoons of baking powder, three cups of flour; flavor with vanilla. Black Angel Cake One egg, half cup milk, half a cup sugar, third of a cake of chocolate; cook till it thickens, and then cool. Cake — One cup sugar, half cup butter, two eggs, half a cup milk, two cups flour, half teaspoon baking soda dissolved in milk, half teaspoon vanilla and cooked chocolate. White Cake Half cup butter, two cups sugar, one cup milk, two cups flour, whites of four eggs, two teaspoons baking powder, quarter cup of walnuts. 8 132 The Toronto Cook Book Cocoa Cake Two eggs, one cup sugar, piece of butter size of an egg, one cup sour milk, one teaspoon soda, two dessertspoons of cocoa, one and a half cups flour. Standard Cake Two tablespoons butter, six tablespoons sugar, one egg, quarter cup of milk, three-quarters cup of flour, three-quarters teaspoon baking powder, half a teaspoon flavoring. Cocoa Cake with Brown Sugar One and a half cups brown sugar, half cup butter, two eggs, one cup sour milk, three-quarters cup dry cocoa, two cups flour, pinch of salt, one teaspoon baking soda, one teaspoon vanilla extract. Angel Food One cup sugar, one cup flour, two teaspoons baking powder, pinch of salt; sift this six times; put one cup of milk on to boil, then put milk into dry ingredients and beat in the whites of two stifny-beaten eggs; put in pan without greasing, and bake in moderate oven. Orange Filling for Cake One cup sugar, one cup water, yolk of one egg; take grated rind and juice of one orange, add tablespoon of flour to thicken. Another Filling for Cake Take grated rind of one lemon, half a orange, one egg, piece of butter, quarter cup sugar, a little water; thicken with cornstarch. Lemon Filling for Cake The juice and grated rind of one lemon, one cup granulated sugar, one egg well beaten, a piece of butter size of an egg. Boil in a double boiler until the consistency of honey. Cool and spread between layers. Ice Cream Cake Three eggs, one cup flour, one heaping teaspoon baking powder, one scant cup sugar, one tablespoon water; bake in three layers and put whipped cream between and on top. Cakes, Frostings and Icings 133 Nut Cake Two cups flour, a piece of butter, one cup sugar, one cup nuts, cocoanut or walnut, five teaspoons baking powder
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