Wedding Cake

One pound of fine sugar, one pound of butter, one-half pound of citron chopped fine, one pound of flour, one pound of currants, twelve eggs, one and one-quarter pounds of raisins seeded and chopped, one tablespoonful of cinnamon, two tablespoonfuls of nutmeg, two table-spoonfuls of cloves, wine-glass of best brandy; stir to a cream the butter and sugar; add the beaten yolks of the eggs, and stir all very well before putting in half the flour; then add spices, next the whipped, whites stirred in alternately with the rest of flour; last, the fruit and brandy; bake three hours in a slow oven.

White Cake

One cup of butter, three cups of sugar, beaten to a cream; four cups of flour, and half cup corn starch, added alternately, with a cup of sweet milk; two teaspoonfuls baking powder; flavor to taste; lastly, the whites of twelve eggs beaten to a stiff froth.