stiffly beaten whites of four eggs. Bake in one sheet or
in two layers and ice with brown carmel or white frosting. Nice for
small family. For large layer cake double the recipe.--Mrs. Whitehead.
LULA'S WHITE CAKE.--One and one half cups of sugar creamed with one
half cup butter until very light, add one cup of milk alternately with
three cups of sifted flour. (Sift flour four times). Whites of six eggs
beaten very stiff. When partly beaten add two even teaspoons of cream
of tartar to the eggs. Dissolve one even teaspoon of soda in one
tablespoon of the milk and add it with the milk. Cut in the beaten
whites of eggs last, as you do for sponge cake. Flavor with lemon,
vanilla or almond extract as preferred. Bake in a greased funnel tin.
Bake twenty minutes in a moderately warm oven, then increase the heat
and bake to fifty minutes or until done. Ice with boiled
frosting.--Mrs. Whitehead.
GOLD CAKE.--One cup of butter, one and one half cups of sugar, eight
yolks of eggs, three cupfuls of pastry flour, one teaspoon of baking
powder, one teaspoon of lemon flavor. Cream butter and sugar, add the
well whipped yolks, then the flour with baking powder and lastly the
flavor. Two cupfuls of common flour with one cup of corn starch may be
used instead of pastry flour.--Mrs. George Bruegger.
NO EGG CAKE.--One and one half cups of sugar, one quarter cup of
butter, one cup of sour cream, two cups of chopped raisins, one
teaspoon cinnamon, one half teaspoon cloves, one half teaspoon nutmeg,
one tablespoon grated chocolate, one teaspoon of soda dissolved in hot
water, four cups of flour. Mix spices and chocolate into flour, and add
to the above, and add raisins dredged in flour. Bake one hour.--Mrs.
George Bruegger.
MAHOGANY CAKE.--One half cupful chocolate cooked in one half cup of
sweet milk, one and one half cups of sugar, one half cup of butter, two
and one half cups of flour, one half cup sweet milk, three eggs, level
teaspoon of soda, dissolved in milk. Bake in layers.--Mrs. Wolpert.
SWEET CREAM CAKE.--One large egg, beaten very light, one cup sugar
beaten with egg till light as cream, one cup thick, sweet cream, one
half spoon salt, one and one half cups flour, one teaspoonful baking
powder. Flavor with lemon. Beat continuously while mixing. Bake either
in layers or as a loaf cake.--M. E. Cooper.
SILVER OR GOLD CAKE.--Three fourths cup butter, one and one half cups
sugar, one half cup cold water, with one half teaspo
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