Small Cakes of All Kinds
To Provide Variety in Small Cakes
IT is sometimes desirable to make from the same dough a wide variety of small cakes. To provide this and at the same time get various…
Sandwich Cakes
2 cups white sugar 1 cup butter 1 cup cream 1 egg Five Roses flour to make soft dough 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon soda Flavour…
Jam-Jams (No. 1)
1 cup brown sugar 1 cup shortening 6 tablespoons syrup 2 teaspoons (small) soda 1 teaspoon lemon or vanilla Five Roses flour to roll thin…
Jam-Jams (No. 2)
2 quarts Five Roses flour 1 teaspoon soda 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1½ cups lard 1½ cups yellow sugar (rolled smooth) 3 eggs 1 tablespoon…
Snowballs
1 cup sweet milk ½ cup butter 3 cups Five Roses flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 5 eggs (whites). Mix and beat well. Bake in deep square…
Ginger Jam-Jams
1 cup sugar 1 cup molasses 1 cup shortening 1 cup hot water 1 teaspoon soda (Eggless) 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 teaspoon ginger Pinch of salt…
Oatmeal Jam-Jams
¾ cup butter (or half lard) ½ cup sweet milk 1 egg 1 cup sugar ½ teaspoon soda 1 cup Five Roses flour 2 cups rolled oats. If not stiff…
Oatmeal Jam-Jams (Eggless)
2 cups Five Roses flour 2 cups rolled oats 1 cup dripping 1 cup sugar ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon soda Sour milk. Rub…
Jumbles
1 cup sweet milk 1 teaspoon soda ½ teaspoon cream of tartar Five Roses flour to mix stiff Lemon extract (optional). Beat lard and sugar to…
Fruit Jumbles (No. 1)
1½ cups white sugar ½ cup butter 1 pound chopped dates ¼ pound chopped walnuts 3 cups Five Roses flour 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon…
Lemon Cheese Cakes
Whites of 4 eggs (or whites of 4 and yolk of 1) 1½ cups of sugar ½ cup butter ½ cup milk 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 cups Five Roses flour…
Fruit Jumbles (No. 2)
1 quart Five Roses flour 1 pint granulated sugar 1 cup butter 4 eggs 4 tablespoons canned berry or cherry juice 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2…
Almond Macaroons
Blanch dry ½ pound almonds, and make into a paste with 1 teaspoon rose water. Beat 3 egg whites with ½ cup powdered sugar, adding slowly½…
Cocoanut Macaroons
½ pound sugar ½ pound cocoanut 4 eggs (whites) No. 1 1 tablespoon Five Roses flour. Mix all together, and make into small cakes. Bake…
Cocoanut Macaroons (No. 2)
3 eggs (whites only beaten stiff) ½ pound desiccated cocoanut ¾ cup granulated sugar. Drop from teaspoon on buttered baking sheet. Cook in…
Oatmeal Macaroons
3 cups rolled oats 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 tablespoons butter 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 tablespoon milk. Five Roses flour to make into small…
Brownies
1 cup white sugar ⅔ cup butter 1½ cups Five Roses flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon allspice 1 pound dates ½ pound shelled walnuts…
Graham Brownies
1 cup butter (melted) 2 cups brown sugar 2 eggs tablespoons buttermilk 2½ cups Five Roses flour 2½ cups graham flour 1 teaspoon soda. Put…
Ladies' Fingers
1 egg (or 2 eggs) 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter ¼ cup sweet milk 1 pint Five Roses flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat the…
German Lady Fingers
5 eggs (yolks) ½ pound sugar ½ pound blanched almonds Grated rind of 1 lemon ½ pound Five Roses flour. Beat the yolks and sugar for 15…
Cheese Fingers
Cut puff paste into strips length and size of forefinger, sprinkle with a layer of grated cheese, press upon this another strip of pastry…
Cheese Straws (Eggless)
1 cup Five Roses flour 2 cups chopped cheese 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon (scant) baking powder Pinch of salt. Mix with water and roll…
Cheese Straws
¾ cup grated cheese ½ cup butter 1 teaspoon sugar ½ teaspoon salt Pinch of cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 egg 2 tablespoons sweet cream…
Hermits
2 eggs 1 cup (large) sugar ¾ cup shortening ¾ cup sour milk ¾ teaspoon soda ½ teaspoon cinnamon 1½ cups Five Roses flour 1½ cups oatmeal ½…
Hermits (No. 2)
3 eggs (not beaten) added separately 1 cup chopped raisins ½ cup currants ½ teaspoon nutmeg ½ teaspoon cloves ½ teaspoon cinnamon Five…
Bran Drops
1½ cups Five Roses flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 egg Butter size of egg 1 cup sugar Milk or water. Mix with milk or water until of…
Brown Betties
1 cup sugar 2 cups Five Roses flour 1 egg 2 tablespoons butter ½ teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon cream of tartar ½ teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons…
Cocoanut Drops
3 eggs (whites only) beaten stiff 1 cup icing sugar 2 cups grated cocoanut 2 tablespoons Five Roses flour. Drop from spoon on buttered pan…
Ginger Drops
1 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup molasses (or syrup) 1 tablespoon ginger 1 tablespoon soda dissolved in 1 cup boiling water 5 cups Five…
Honeycomb Drops
1 pound syrup ½ pound brown sugar 4 ounces butter 11 ounces Five Roses flour 2 teaspoons ground ginger (or more to taste) 6 drops oil of…
Oatmeal Drops
3 cups oatmeal 3 cups Five Roses flour 2 cups brown sugar 1 cup raisins (seeded and chopped) 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup melted butter 2 eggs…
Drop Tea Cakes
6 cups Five Roses flour 1 cup sugar 1 cup butter 1 cup lard 1 cup currants 1 egg (beaten) Pinch of salt 3 teaspoons baking powder. Mix all…
Tea Kisses
Sift together 2 cups Five Roses flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder,½ teaspoon salt Then rub in½ cup butter, 1 cup white sugar, 2 eggs, scant…
Nugget Cakes
1 cup brown sugar ½ cup butter and lard mixed 2 eggs 3 cups wheat flakes or rolled oats 1 cup (large) Five Roses flour 1 cup chopped nuts 1…
Rocks
1½ cups white sugar 3 eggs (yolks) ½ teaspoon ground cloves ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 pound chopped dates 1 cup broken walnuts (not too…
Cocoanut Rocks
½ cup butter 2 eggs ½ pound cocoanut ½ cup white sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder Five Roses flour to make stiff. Mix with hands. Roll out…
Oatmeal Wafers
1 cup sugar 1 cup butter ½ cup sour milk ¼ teaspoon cinnamon and nutmeg ⅓ cup walnuts (chopped fine) 1 teaspoon soda 4 cups oatmeal 2 cups…
Peanut Wafers
1 pint chopped peanuts 3 eggs (well beaten) 1 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons sweet milk Five Roses…
Rosette Wafers
1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk 1 cup Five Roses flour (more or less). Beat the eggs slightly with sugar and salt; add milk and…
Chocolate Wafers
2 ounces chocolate 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup white sugar (granulated or powdered) 1 cup butter 1 egg (beaten) 2 cups Five Roses flour 1…
Oyster Patties (Good oyster patty shell may be)
A good oyster patty shell may be obtained by merely omitting the sugar from recipe for Rosette Wafers.
Butter Crackers
Rub 4 ounces butter into 1 pound Five Roses flour. When well mixed, add enough cold water to dampen and add 1 teaspoon salt. Beat with…
Oatmeal Crackers
4 cups oatmeal 2 cups Five Roses flour 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon soda 1 cup shortening Sour milk to roll out.
Sweet Crackers
3 cups sugar 1 cup lard 1 cup sweet milk 2 eggs 2 ounces baking ammonia Five Roses flour to make stiff dough Pinch of salt. Dissolve…