Cake
Oundation, or Plain Cake
Two eggs; one cup of sugar; one-third cup of butter; one-half cup of milk; one and three-fourths cups sifted flour; two teaspoons of baking…
One Egg Cake
One cup of sugar; one cup of milk; two cups of flour; one egg; two teaspoons of baking powder; three tablespoons of melted butter. Place…
White Cake
Take one cup of sugar; one-half cup of butter; one-half cup of milk; one cup of flour; one-half cup of cornstarch; two teaspoons of baking…
Sunshine Cake
Seven eggs (both yolks and whites); one cup of sugar; two-thirds cup of flour; one teaspoon cream of tartar; one teaspoon of lemon juice…
Hartford Election Cake
Take one cup of butter; two cups of sugar; one and one-half pints of flour; three eggs; two and one-half teaspoons of baking powder; two…
Caramel Cake
To make three large layers of caramel cake allow one cup of butter; two cups of sugar; one cup of milk; three cups of flour; five eggs…
Chocolate Cake
Take one-half cup of butter; two cups of sugar; two cups of flour; one-half cup of coffee (hot); one-half cup of milk; two teaspoons of…
Silver Cake
One-half cup of butter; one and one-half cups of milk; two and one-half cups of flour; four eggs (whites); two teaspoons of baking powder…
Gold Cake
Two cups of sugar; three-fourths cup of butter; one cup of sour milk; four cups flour; one teaspoon of soda; yolks of eight eggs; one…
Water Cake Decorated with Peanut Stars
butter; three-fourths cup of sweet milk; two cups of sifted flour; whites of four eggs; two teaspoons of baking powder. Mix the flour and…
Chocolate Cake Made with Sour Milk
One cup of sugar, creamed with one-half cup of butter; three eggs well beaten; one-half cup of sour milk; one-third teaspoon of soda…
Quick Loaf Cake
One egg; one-half cup of butter; one and one-half cups of sugar; one cup of milk; two and one-half cups of flour; one and one-half…
Pound Cake
One pound of butter; one pound of sugar; one pound of flour; nine eggs; the grated rind of one lemon. Beat the sugar and butter to a light…
Angel Cake
One cup of flour; one and one-half cups of granulated sugar; one teaspoon cream of tartar; one teaspoon of vanilla; eleven eggs (whites)…
Jelly Roll
Take three eggs; five tablespoons of milk; on. cup of sugar; one and one-half cups of flour; one teaspoon of baking powder; one tablespoon…
Lady Cake
Take one-half cup of butter; one and one-half cups of granulated sugar; one cup of lukewarm water; two and one-half cups of sifted flour…
Wedding Cake
Take one pound of brown sugar; one pound of butter; one pound of flour; four pounds of raisins; three pounds of currants; one pound of…
English Plum Cake
Take for this cake one pound of butter mixed to a cream with one pound of powdered sugar; nine fresh eggs (beaten in one at a time); one…
White Fruit Cake
Take one cup of butter; two cups of sugar; two and one-half cups of flour; seven eggs (whites only); two teaspoons of baking powder; one…
Eggless Cake
One cup of sugar; one-third cup of butter; one cup of sweet milk. Stir the milk into the creamed butter and sugar. Sift three teaspoons of…
Fudge Cake
Two cups of sugar; one-third cup of butter; one cup milk; two and one-half cups flour; one-half cup cocoa; three eggs (whites and yolks…
Raisin Cake
Use one large cup of butter; one cup of milk; five eggs; one nutmeg; two cups of sugar; four cups of flour; one gill of brandy; one-half…
Pork Cake
One-half pound of salt pork (fat only); one and one-half cups of sugar; one cup of New Orleans molasses; one-half pint of boiling coffee…
Southern Loaf Cake
Three cups of light dough; three cups sugar; one cup butter; and three eggs beaten separately. Add the beaten yolks to the butter and sugar…
English Walnut Cake
Two cups sugar; three-fourths cup of butter; three and one-half cups flour; six eggs, leaving out the whites of three for the frosting. Add…
Light Dough Fruit Cake
One pint of light bread dough; one cup of sugar; one cup of butter; three eggs; one teaspoon of soda; a pound of seeded raisins; nutmeg and…
Layer Cake
One-half cup of butter; one and one-half cups of sugar; three-fourths cup of milk; four eggs; two cups of flour; two teaspoons of baking…
Mocha Cake
Five eggs; one cup of powdered sugar; one cup of flour; one teaspoon of baking powder; one and one-half tablespoon of Mocha extract. Beat…
Chocolate Layer Cake
Use the recipe for Layer Cake, and fill with Chocolate Filling. See chapter on Cake Fillings and Frostings.
Mountain Cocoanut Cake
Take one cup of butter; two cups of sugar; four cups of flour; one-half cup of milk; whites of fourteen eggs; two teaspoons of baking…
Maple Sugar Layer Cake
Follow recipe for plain layer cake. Use maple filling. See recipe for this filling in chapter on Cake Fillings and Frostings.
Lemon Jelly Cake
Cream together one cup of butter and two of fine sugar; add four well-beaten eggs, one-half pint of milk, one teaspoon of soda dissolved in…