Frostings and Fillings
Caramel Icing (No. 1)
2 cups granulated sugar ½ cup butter ½ cup milk Boil for ¼ hour, cool a little, add vanilla to taste, and put on cake before it is cold.
Caramel Icing (No. 2)
1¼ cups brown sugar ¼ cup white sugar ⅓ cup boiling water 2 eggs (whites) 1 teaspoon vanilla ⅓ cup English walnut meats Set Mix sugar and…
Cocoa Icing
½ cup powdered cocoa 1½ tablespoons butter 1½ cups white sugar Pinch of salt ⅓ cup milk 2 teaspoons vanilla To the milk and butter, add the…
Chocolate Icing
¼ pound chocolate powder 1 tablespoon water ¼ pound icing sugar Put chocolate and water into saucepan, and stir until melted. Add quickly…
Confectioner's Frosting
Two tablespoons boiling water or cream and a little flavoring essence of vanilla, lemon, or almond. Add enough confectioner's sugar to the…
Lemon Icing
1 lemon (grated rind and juice) Mix all ingredients thoroughly and put in double boiler, Cook 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool and spread between…
Orange Icing
In above recipe substitute grated rind and juice of 1 orange for the lemon, and add a little lemon juice.
Marshmallow Frosting
1 cup brown sugar 1 cup white sugar 1 cup water 1 tablespoon vinegar 2 eggs (whites) ¼ pound marshmallows (see marshmallow recipe). Boil…
Mocha Frosting (No. 1)
1 cup confectioner's sugar ¼ cup butter 2 tablespoons very strong coffee (hot) 1 teaspoon cocoa 1 teaspoon vanilla Cream sugar and butter…
Mocha Frosting (No. 2)
3 ounces fresh butter 6 ounces icing sugar (sifted) 2 tablespoons coffee extract Put two layers of icing between cake layers and cover cake…
Maple Cream Icing
1 cup milk Butter size of walnut 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup maple sugar 1 cup brown sugar Boil till it forms a soft ball when dropped into…
Plain Icing
2 eggs (whites) 1½ cups powdered sugar 1 teaspoon flavoring Beat eggs to stiff froth, add sugar and flavouring. Use at once or place in…
Raisin Icing
1 cup raisins (stoned and chopped fine) 1 egg (white) Vanilla Boil sugar and water till it ropes, then add the raisins and fold in the…
Walnut Icing
1 cup brown sugar Butter size of walnut 1 cup chopped walnuts Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
Apple Filling
1 cup white sugar 1 cup water 1 cup grated apples 1 tablespoon Five Roses flour 1 lemon (juice and grated rind) 1 egg. Cook in double…
Banana Filling
Use above recipe, simply substituting sliced bananas for grated apples.
Date Filling
1 pound dates 1 cup sugar (white or brown) 1 cup boiling water Flavor to taste Boil till soft and tender. When cool, spread between cakes…
Chocolate Filling
4 tablespoons chocolate 1 pint boiling water 2 eggs (yolks) 2 tablespoons Five Roses flour 6 tablespoons sugar Mix and boil till thick
Cocoanut Cream Filling
2 cups sweet milk ½ cup white sugar 2 tablespoons Five Roses flour 1 egg ½ cup cocoanut If the cocoanut be desiccated, soak in hot milk.
Lemon Filling
1 lemon (juice and grated rind) 1 cup cold water 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 tablespoon Five Roses flour Beat lemon rind and eggs together. Stir in…
Molasses Filling
1 cup sugar ¾ cup molasses 4 eggs 1 nutmeg
Lemon Jelly
Juice and rind of 2 lemons 1 cup sugar 3 eggs (well beaten) ¼ pound butter Cook in double boiler, stirring until like thick cream. Put away…
Orange Filling
Use same recipe as lemon filling, merely substituting rind and juice of 1 orange for lemon. ½ cup sugar
Nut Filling
½ cup sweet cream 1 egg (white) ¼ cup chopped walnuts Mix all well and boil slowly, stirring all the time. Any kind of nuts preferred may…
Raisin Cream Filling
½ cup chopped raisins ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup water 1 tablespoon Five Roses flour Cook until thick. When cold, whip half a pint of thin cream…
Strawberry Icing
4 tablespoons strawberry juice 1 cup sugar Boil until it threads and pour over whipped white of 1 egg.
Notes on Icing
Instead of sprinkling chopped nuts, peel, shredded citron, etc., on small cakes, the mixture will adhere more satisfactorily if one side of…
Candies
Boil till it threads. Flavour with vanilla and pour on buttered pan.
Caramels
½ cup molasses 1 cup sugar 2½ cups milk Vanilla extract Boil 15 to 20 minutes. Pour in greased tin and cut into squares.
Fudge No. 1
1 cup white sugar 1 cup brown sugar ¼ cup syrup ½ cup sweet milk ¼ cup melted butter Boil 2 minutes, then add 2 teaspoons cocoa. Boil 5…