2 teaspoons baking powder
3 cups sugar
1 cup sweet milk
1/2 cup corn starch
Flavor to taste

This makes two good sized cakes, or four layers.

Date Cake

1 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Butter
2 Eggs
2 Cups Flour
1 heaping teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup Milk
1 lb. stoned and chopped dates rolled on a portion of the flour

Cream the sugar and butter. Add the well beaten yolks; then the whites;
then the flour well sifted with the baking powder. Beat until smooth;
add milk, then dates. Beat thoroughly and bake three-quarters of an hour
in a steady, but not too hot oven.

Pfeffernusse (Pepper Nuts)

1 cup Lard
1 cup Butter
2 cups Brown Sugar
3 Eggs
2 teaspoons Annise seed (ground)
2 oz. whole coriander seed
1/2 lb. Chopped Almonds
1/2 lb. Mixed Citron
6 cups Molasses
2 teaspoons Soda
1 Quart Flour
1 teaspoon Cream of Tartar

Cocoanut Cake

1 cup butter
1 cup sweet milk
1 teaspoon soda
1 grated cocoanut
3 cups sugar
4 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons cream tartar
4 eggs (beaten separately)

In place of the soda and cream of tartar 3 teaspoons of baking powder
can be used.

Jam Cake

1 cup brown sugar
2-3 cup butter and lard
3 eggs
1 glass of strawberry jam
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 grated nutmeg
1/2 cup sour milk
1 teaspoon soda
2 cups flour

Bake in a slow oven.

A march before day to dress one's dinner, and a
light dinner to prepare one's supper are the best
cooks. Alexander.

Hickory Nut Cake

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup sweet milk
3 eggs
1/2 cup butter
2 teaspoons baking powder
flour to stiffen

One large cup chopped hickory nuts and sprinkle a little salt and flour
with them. This makes two layers.

Lace Cakes

1 cup brown sugar
1 egg, not beaten
1 1/2 tablespoon flour
1 round teaspoon butter
1 cup English walnuts chopped

Bake on the underside of a pan in a slow oven. This makes 20 cake