Cake Fillings And Frostings
Lemon Filling
21½ tablespoons flour Grated rind 2 lemons 1/4 cup lemon juice 1 egg 1 teaspoon butter Mix sugar and flour, add grated rind, lemon juice…
Orange Filling
1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup orange juice 2½ tablespoons flour Grated rind 1½ orange 1½ tablespoon lemon juice 1 egg slightly beaten 1 teaspoon…
Chocolate Filling
21½ squares unsweetened chocolate 1 cup powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 3 tablespoons milk Yolk 1 egg Melt chocolate over hot water…
Cocoanut Filling
Fresh grated cocoanut Powdered sugar Beat whites of eggs on a platter with a fork until stiff. Add enough powdered sugar to spread. Spread…
Lemon Cocoanut Cream
Juice and grated rind 1 lemon 1 cup powdered sugar Yolks 2 eggs 1 cup shredded cocoanut Mix lemon juice and rind with sugar and yolks of…
Fig Filling
1½ lb. figs, finely chopped 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup boiling water 1 tablespoon lemon juice Mix ingredients in the order given and cook in…
Marshmallow Paste
34 cup sugar 1/4 cup milk 14 lb. marshmallows 2 tablespoons hot water 1½ teaspoon vanilla Put sugar and milk in a saucepan, heat slowly to…
Pistachio Paste
To Marshmallow Paste add a few drops extract of almond, one-third cup pistachio nuts blanched and chopped, and leaf green to color. Use…
Prune Almond Filling
To White Mountain Cream (see p. 528) add one-half cup selected prunes, stoned and cut in pieces, and one-third cup almonds blanched and…
Flavoring
To liquid add enough sifted sugar to make of right consistency to spread; then add flavoring. Fresh fruit juice may be used in place of…
Orange Frosting
Grated rind 1 orange 1 teaspoon brandy 1½ teaspoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon orange juice Yolk 1 egg Confectioners' sugar Add rind to brandy…
Gelatine Frosting
21½ tablespoons boiling water ½ teaspoon granulated gelatine 34 cup confectioners' sugar 1½ teaspoon vanilla Dissolve gelatine in boiling…
Plain Frosting
2 teaspoons cold water 34 cup confectioners' sugar 1½ teaspoon vanilla or 1½ tablespoon lemon juice Beat white of egg until stiff; add…
Chocolate Frosting II
134 cups sugar 34 cup hot water 4 squares chocolate, melted 1/2 teaspoon vanilla Boil sugar and water, without stirring, until syrup will…
Chocolate Frosting III
2 squares chocolate 1 teaspoon butter 5 tablespoons hot water Confectioners' sugar 14 teaspoon vanilla Melt chocolate over boiling water…
White Mountain Cream
1 cup sugar 1/3 cup cold water White 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon vanilla or 1½ tablespoon lemon juice Put sugar and water in saucepan, and stir to…
Ice Cream Frosting
1½ cups sugar 1/2 cup water Whites 2 eggs 1½ teaspoon vanilla Follow directions for White Mountain Cream. 1 cup sugar
Boiled Frosting
1/2 cup water 1 teaspoon vanilla, or Whites 2 eggs 1½ tablespoon lemon juice Make same as White Mountain Cream. This frosting, on account…
Boiled Chocolate Frosting
To White Mountain Cream or Boiled Frosting add one and one half squares melted chocolate as soon as syrup is added to whites of eggs.
Brown Frosting
Make same as Boiled Frosting, using brown sugar in place of white sugar.
Maple Sugar Frosting
1 lb. soft maple sugar 1½ cup boiling water Whites 2 eggs Break sugar in small pieces, put in saucepan with boiling water, and stir…
Cream Maple Sugar Frosting
1 lb. soft maple sugar 1 cup cream Break sugar in small pieces, put in saucepan with cream, and stir occasionally until sugar is dissolved…
Milk Frosting
1½ cups sugar 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon butter 1/2 teaspoon vanilla Put butter in saucepan; when melted, add sugar and milk. Stir, to be sure…
Caramel Frosting II
½ cup grated maple sugar 1/2 cup butter 2/3 cup cream Mix ingredients and boil thirteen minutes. Beat until of right consistency to spread.
Nut Caramel Frosting
114 cups brown sugar 1/3 cup water 14 cup white sugar Whites 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 14 cup English walnut meats, broken in pieces Boil…
Opera Caramel Frosting
1½ cups brown sugar 1½ tablespoon butter 34 cup thin cream Boil ingredients together in a smooth granite saucepan until a ball can be…
Chocolate Fudge Frosting
1½ tablespoons butter 114 cups confectioners' sugar 1½ cup unsweetened powdered cocoa Few grains salt 1/4 cup milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla…
Mocha Frosting
1/3 cup butter 1½ cups confectioners' sugar 1 tablespoon breakfast cocoa Coffee infusion Cream butter, and add sugar gradually, continuing…
Fondant Icing
The mixture in which small cakes are dipped for icing is fondant, the recipe for which may be found in chapter on Confections. Cakes for…
Marshmallow Frosting
Melt one cup white fondant; add the white of one egg beaten until stiff, and stir over the fire two minutes. Remove from range, and beat…
Ornamental Frosting II
1 tablespoon lemon juice Confectioners' sugar, sifted Put eggs in a large bowl, add two tablespoons sugar, and beat three minutes, using a…
Spread
cake thinly with frosting; when this has hardened, put on a thicker layer, having mixture somewhat stiffer than first coating, and then…
Fancy Cakes and Confections (LMOND paste for making)
LMOND paste for making macaroons and small fancy cakes may be bought of dealers who keep confectioners' supplies, although sometimes a…
Macaroons (Whites eggs lb powdered sugar)
Whites 3 eggs 3 lb. powdered sugar Work together almond paste and sugar on a smooth board or marble slab. Then add whites of eggs…
Almond Macaroons
Sprinkle Macaroons, before baking, with almonds blanched and shredded, or chopped. .
Crescents
½ lb. almond paste 2 ozs. confectioners' sugar White 1 small egg Almonds, blanched and finely chopped Mix same as Macaroons. Shape mixture…
Cinnamon Bars
White 1 egg 1½ teaspoon cinnamon 10 ozs. almond paste 5 ozs. confectioners' sugar Mix same as Macaroons. Dredge a board with sugar, knead…
Horseshoes
Use Cinnamon Bar mixture. Cover with frosting colored with fruit red. Cut in strips six inches long by one-half fruit red. Cut in strips…
Fancy Cakes and Confections (Cocoanut Cakes I lb fresh)
Cocoanut Cakes I 1/2 lb. fresh grated cocoanut Whites 12 eggs 6 ozs. sugar and glucose, using one mixing-spoon glucose
German Confectioner
Cook cocoanut, sugar, and glucose in double boiler until mixture clings to spoon, add whites of eggs, stir vigorously, and cook until…
Cocoanut Cakes II
1 lb. fresh grated cocoanut Whites 2 eggs 34 lb. sugar Cook, shape, and bake same as Cocoanut Cakes I. Stuffed Dates I Make a cut the…
Stuffed Dates II
Remove stones from dates and fill cavities with Neufchâtel cheese. Salted Almonds I Blanch one-fourth pound Jordan almonds and dry on a…
Salted Almonds II
Prepare almonds as for Salted Almonds I. Fry in onethird cup fat, using half lard and half clarified butter or all cocoanut butter. Drain…
Salted Peanuts
In buying peanuts for salting, get those which have not been roasted. Remove skins and fry same as Salted Almonds I or II.
Salted Pecans (Shelled pecans may be bought)
Shelled pecans may be bought by the pound, which is much the best way when used for salting, as it is difficult to remove the nut meat…
Parisian Sweets
1 lb. English walnut meat Confectioners' sugar Pick over and remove stems from figs and stones from dates. Mix fruit with walnut meat, and…