How To Make Cakes. Part 2

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This section is from the book "The Cook's Guide", by Semper Fidelis Circle. Also available from Amazon: The Cook's Guide.

How To Make Cakes. Part 2

Dorcas Cake

One cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter rubbed to a cream, 1/2 cup milk, 1 heaping cup of flour sifted with 1 teaspoon of baking powder. Whites of 3 eggs beaten to a stiff froth folded in last. Flavor with orange.

Frosting

Beat the yolks of the eggs with 5 heaping teaspoons of powdered sugar 15 minutes. Flavor with orange.

Canary Cake

One-half cup butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup milk, 4 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 tear spoon baking powder. Cream butter and sugar and add yolks of eggs, one at a time without beating, and stir well until all the yolks are in; then add milk and flavoring; then flour; then whites of eggs, beaten stiff; and last of all the baking powder. Bake for more than 1 hour in a very slow oven, increasing the heat gradually.

Pond Lily Cake

One cup butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar creamed thoroughly. Add well-beaten whites of 2 eggs, then beat entire mixture 5 minutes. Add well-beaten whites of 2 more eggs; beat again; then add the white of one more, and beat for 5 minutes. Stir in 1 cup milk a little at a time. When milk is all added be sure the sugar is dissolved. Add 1 1/2 pints flour with 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder. Flavor. Best baked in a funnel pan or in 2 small loaves. Frost with boiled frosting.

Delicate Cake

Two cups sifted sugar, 1 cup butter, 1 cup milk, 1 cup cornstarch, 2 cups sifted flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon lemon, whites of 7 eggs beaten very stiff and folded in last.

Delicious Cake

Two cups sugar, 1 cup butter, 1 cup milk, 3 cups flour, 3 eggs well beaten, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 cup chopped raisins.

Angel Cake (Fine)

One cup flour, 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, 11 eggs (whites), 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond, 1 teaspoon cream tartar. Sift flour 4 times then measure. Add cream tartar and sift 4 times more. Sift sugar 3 times through flour sieve. Beat whites of eggs to a stiff froth, add sugar, a little at a time, then flour and lastly vanilla. Beat up well. Do not butter pan, but lay paper in bottom of it. Bake 40 or 45 minutes in a moderate oven. When done turn the pan up side down but let air get under. If the cake does not come out after standing an hour or so, run a knife around gently. Frost cake on down side with a cream frosting: 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar whipped into 6 tablespoons thick cream until it looks like and has consistency of other icing. This cake should be baked in a funnel pan and covered while baking with a paper cap. - (See "Hints on Cake Making").

Gold Cake

One cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup milk, yolks of 5 eggs (well beaten), 1 1/2 cups (large) flour, 2 scant teaspoons baking powder. Flavor with lemon.