Cake
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The Recipes
Chocolate Cake
Yolks two eggs, 1/2 cup milk, 2 sqs. chocolate; boil together till thick paste. Butter…
Inexpensive Chocolate Cake
One cup sugar, butter or crisco 1/4 cup, 1 egg, 1 cup sour milk, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1/2 cups…
Chocolate Washington Pie
11/2 cups sugar, butter size of 3 eggs, 3 eggs, 1 cup milk, 3 cups flour, 3/4 tsp. soda…
Bell Chocolate Cake
1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk, 1/8 lb. butter, 1 egg, 11/4 cups of flour (measure before…
Crum Pie
Three eggs, whites separated; 11/2 cup sugar; beat whites of eggs into yolk; 1/2 cup…
Blueberry Cake
Beat 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup of sugar together, add 1/4 cup milk, yolks of two eggs…
Angel Cake
11 eggs, 11/2 glasses sugar, 1 glass flour, 1 tsp. Slade's cream tartar, 1 tsp. vanilla…
Delicious Cream Sponge Cake
Yolks 4 eggs, 1 cup sugar, 3 tbsp. cold water, 11/2 tbsp. cornstarch, 1 scant cup of…
Sponge Cake (Cups sugar eggs cup cold water)
11/2 cups sugar, 3 eggs, 1/2 cup cold water, 1 tsp. Royal baking powder sifted into 11/2…
Sponge Cake (Two eggs beaten light cup)
Two eggs beaten light, 1 cup sugar beaten in, 1 cup flour, 1 tsp. Royal baking powder…
Sponge Cup Cake
Two eggs well beaten, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, pinch of salt, 1 tsp. Royal baking…
Sponge Cake (Egg yolks cup sugar tbsp cold)
4 egg yolks 1 cup sugar 3 tbsp. cold water 11/2 tbsp. corn starch flour 11/4 tsp. Royal…
Date Cake
1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, butter size walnut, yolk 1 egg, 11/2 cup flour…
Sunshine Cake
Beat whites of five eggs stiff with 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. Slade's cream tartar. Beat…
Gold and Silver Cake (A. D. 1871)
Whites of four eggs, 1 cup sugar, 11/4 cups flour, 1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup milk, 1 tsp…
Silver Cake
1½ cups sugar 1/3 cup butter 4 whites of eggs 2/3 cup milk 1 cup Reliable flour 1 cup…
Gold Loaf Cake
1/4 cup butter 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup milk Four eggs 1 cup flour 1 level tsp. Royal bak…
Golden Orange Cake
1/4 cup butter 7/8 cup flour 1/2 cup sugar tsp. Royal baking powder 1/4 cup milk 1 tsp…
Layer Cake with Coffee Filling and Frosting
One cup sugar, 3 tbsp. butter beaten to a cream, 2 eggs beaten light, 1 cup milk, 2 cups…
Orange Cake (One and one-half cups sugar)
One and one-half cups sugar, 3 eggs, 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup cold water, 1/2 tsp. soda…
Orange Cake (One cup sugar cup milk egg tsp)
One cup sugar, 3/4 cup milk, 1 egg, 1/2 tsp. orange extract, 1/4 tsp. orange juice…
Lemon Cake
1 cup butter 3 cups sugar 5 eggs 1 cup milk 1 tsp. soda 31/2 cups flour juice and grated…
Park Street Cake
2 cups sugar 1/2 cup butter 1 cup milk 3 cups flour 4 eggs vanilla salt 2 tsp. Royal…
Delicious Cake
One tbsp. melted butter, 1 cup of bread flour, 1 cup sugar, 2 tsp. Royal baking powder, 2…
No Egg Cake
One cup sugar, 1/2 cup sour milk, 1/4 cup soft butter, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 level tsp. soda…
One Egg Cake
1/4 cup butter or butter substitute, cream this with one cup sugar. Add one egg and mix…
Two Egg Cake
Two eggs, 1 cup sugar, 1 tbsp. butter, 1/2 cup milk, 1 cup (heaped) flour, 1 tsp. Slade's…
Plain Cake
One-half cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 3 eggs, 1 cup milk, 3 cups flour, 1 tsp. soda and 2…
Daisy Cake
One cup sugar, 1 large tbsp. butter, 1 cup flour, 11/2 tsp. Royal baking powder, 3/4 cup…
Japanese Tea Cake
Mix together, scant 1/2 cup lard and 1 cup sugar. Beat yolks of two eggs and mix with…
Ginger Puffs
1/2 cup molasses 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg beaten 1/2 cup warm water 1/2 tsp. Slade's ginger 1…
Wedding Cake
4 lbs. butter 4 lbs. sugar 4 lbs. flour 4 lbs. citron 4 lbs. raisins 1/2 pt. wine or…
Coffee Cake
One cup cold strong coffee, 1 cup molasses, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter or substitute, 4…
Brown Sugar Cake
1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1/2 cup sour milk 1 cup chopped raisins 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp…
Sour Milk Spice Cake
1 tsp. soda (even) 1/2 tsp. salt 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup butter 1 egg 2/3 cup sour milk 2…
Spice Cake
1 cup sugar 1/2 cup lard little salt 1 cup raisins chopped 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp. Slade's…
Fruit Cake for Two Loaves
11/2 cups sugar 1 cup molasses 1/2 cup butter little lard if needed 11/2 cups milk pinch…
Fruit Cake
One lb. fat salt pork, chopped very fine, 1 cup strong hot coffee, 2 cups brown sugar, 1…
Aunt Mary's Raise Cake
1 pt. bowl of bread dough 1 cup shortening 1 egg 2 tsp. Royal bak. pow. 1/2 tsp. Slade's…
Combination Cake
Following is the foundation from which seven different cakes may be made: 11/2 cups sugar…
Peachy Filling
1 jar cream (1/2 pint) 1 cup sugar 3 tbsp. cocoa 1 tsp. vanilla Set on ice to cool, one…
Quick White Mountain Frosting
7/8 cup granulated sugar white of egg 3 tbsp. water Put ingredients in dish over boiling…
Boiled Frosting
1 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup cold water Let boil until long thread forms. Pour syrup…