Molasses Cakes
1 cup molasses 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup boiling water 3 cups flour 3 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cloves 1 cup stale bread crumbs Mix molasses, sugar, melted shortening and boiling water together; add flour, baking powder, salt, soda and spices which have been sifted together; add bread crumbs; mix well. Drop by spoonfuls on greased baking sheet and bake in moderate oven 10 to 12 minutes.
Small Fancy Cakes. I 1/2 cup shortening 1 cup granulated or powdered sugar yolks of 3 eggs 1/2 cup milk 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder Cream shortening, add sugar slowly and beat well; add yolks of eggs which have been beaten until thick; add milk a little at a time and flour which has been sifted with baking powder; divide batter in half and add to one half one teaspoon lemon juice and the grated rind of half a lemon; to the other half of batter add two squares (two ounces) unsweetened melted chocolate, one teaspoon vanilla. Bake in shallow greased pan or in very small individual tins in hot oven about 15 minutes. If a large pan is used, cut cakes into fancy shapes. In either case a very small amount of batter should be put in each pan so that the cakes are less than an inch thick when baked. Spread with colored or marshmallow icing.
Small Fancy Cakes. II 1/2 cup shortening 1 cup granulated sugar 2/3 cup water 1 teaspoon flavoring 2 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder whites of 3 eggs Cream shortening and sugar together until very light; add water slowly almost drop by drop, and beat constantly; add flavoring; stir in the flour, salt and baking powder which have been sifted together twice; fold in whites of eggs which have been beaten until stiff and dry. Put about a teaspoonful of batter into small individual cake tins and bake in hot oven 10 to 15 minutes, or bake in shallow pan and cut as in above recipe. A very easy and economical way to cut cake is diagonally across making small diamond shaped pieces. Spread with any icing desired.