Cream Cakes

Cocoa Cream Cake

Cream 1/2 cup butter until smooth, then beat in 1 cup sugar, add the beaten yolks of 3 eggs and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Sift together 1 1/2 cup of flour, 5 level tablespoons of cocoa, and 2 even teaspoons baking powder. Add 2/3 cup of milk and the sifted flour afterwards, beat well.

Then mix in the stiff whites and bake in a moderate oven in 2 layers. Put together with a cream or boiled icing.

Cream Cake

Break 3 eggs in a cup and fill the cup with sweet cream, 1 cup sugar, 1 1/2 cup flour, 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; salt and flavoring to taste; bake in layers and fill with whipped cream.

Cream Cake

One cup sugar, 2 eggs, scant 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup sweet milk, scant 1/2 teaspoon of saleratus.

For The Cream

1/2 pint sweet milk, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 egg, 2 1/2 tablespoons flour, 1 teaspoon lemon extract.

White Cakes

White Cake

Two cups granulated sugar, 2/3 cup butter, 1 cup sweet milk, 3 cups flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, whites of 8 eggs; cream the butter and sugar; then add a small portion of each ingredient alternately; beat very thoroughly; baked in a loaf or three layers.

White Cake

One cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup sweet milk, l 1/2 cup flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, whites of 5 eggs.

White Mountain Cake

One cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 2 eggs, 1/2 teacup sweet milk, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar sifted in 2 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon saleratus; put saleratus in the milk. This is very good with 1/2 cup of seeded raisins added, and bake in small cup cakes, then frost.

Apple And Orange Cakes

Apple Sauce Cake

Take 1 1/2 cup dry apple sauce, 1/2 cup shortening, 1 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, 2 3/4 cups flour, 1 cup raisins. Mix dry ingredients. Melt shortening in hot apple sauce and mix together. Paper your cake pan. Add 2 teaspoons soda in 1 of hot water. Bake 45 or 50 minutes.

Orange Cake

Two cups sugar, yolks of 5 eggs, 2 1/2 cups flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 cup cold water, a little salt, juice of 2 oranges, whites of 3 eggs.

Filling

Whites of three eggs, grated rind of orange, one tablespoon juice, powdered sugar to make as frosting. If white frosting for top layer is desired, take out some of filling before adding orange.

Orange Cake

Two cups sugar, 1/2 cup butter, stirred to a cream, 1 cup sweet milk, 3 eggs well beaten, 3 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder; bake in sheets.

Frosting

Whites of 2 eggs. Make frosting as for other cakes, save out enough to frost the top of the cake; add to the rest the juice and grated rind of a large orange, or 2 teaspoons of orange extract, and spread between layers.

Sponge Cakes

Hot Water Sponge Cake

One cup sugar, 2 eggs well beaten together, 1 teaspoon baking powder sifted with one cup flour; stir well together, then stir in 1 cup boiling water or milk; bake quickly in a buttered tin. If these directions are followed the cake will be nice.

Sponge Drops

Beat the whites of 3 eggs until stiff and dry and add gradually while beating constantly, 1/3 cup powdered sugar. Add the yolks of 2 eggs beaten until thick and lemon colored, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. Cut and fold in 1/3 cup flour mixed and sifted with 1/8 teaspoon salt. Drop mixture from tip of spoon on unbuttered paper, arranged on-a tin sheet. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, and bake 8 minutes in a moderate oven.

Sponge Cake

Small cup sugar, yolks 4 eggs, tablespoon lemon juice, beaten together with egg beater. Whites 4 eggs beaten stiff, 1 cup flour, 1 even teaspoon baking powder, pinch of salt.

Velvet Sponge Cake

Two cups sugar, 6 eggs (leaving out the whites of 3), 1 cup boiling water, 2 1/2 cups flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder in the flour; beat the yolks, add the sugar, then the three beaten whites, and the cup of boiling water just before the flour; one teaspoon lemon extract; bake in layers.

Mother's Sponge Cake

Three eggs, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, 3 tablespoons sweet cream, 1 teaspoon baking powder, a pinch of salt.

Never Fail Sponge Cake

4 eggs; 1 1/4 cup sugar; 2 1/2 cups flour; 1 cup boiling water; 4 teaspoons baking powder. Separate the eggs, placing white in the mixing bowl. Beat white stiff, add the 4 yolks. Beat well. Add sugar gradually and stir until very light. Add water and continue beating until smooth. Add the flour with baking powder carefully mixed in. Flavor with teaspoon vanilla. Gently fold in the three beaten whites of the eggs. Bake in very slow oven from 45 to 60 minutes.

Spice Cakes

Spice Cake

Four eggs, leaving out the whites of 2, 2 cups of C sugar, 1/2 cup melted butter, 1/2 cup sour milk, 1 teaspoon of soda, dissolved in the milk, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon cloves, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 2 cups of flour, bake in layers.

Spice Cake

Cream 1 cup of butter, add 2 cups of brown sugar, beat until creamy, add 1 cup molasses and beaten yolks of 4 eggs, place in the sifter 4 cups of flour, 1 level teaspoon of soda, 1/2 teaspoon cloves, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of salt, sift and mix together with 1 cup of water; bake in moderate oven.

Spice Cake

Take 1 1/2 cup sugar, 3/4 cup butter, 1 cup sour milk, 1 teaspoon soda, 3 eggs, 3 scant cups flour, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1 teaspooon cloves, a little nutmeg, 1 cup seeded raisins, chopped.

Spice Cake

One teacup of brown sugar, 1 teacup of molasses, 1/2 cup of butter, 1 teacup chopped raisins, 2/3 cup of sour milk, 2 1/2 teacups of flour, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon of soda, 1 teaspoon of nutmeg, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.