Part 15 (1/2)
Devil's Food
2 cups brown sugar 2 eggs 3 cups flour 1/2 cup boiling water 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup b.u.t.ter 1/2 cup grated chocolate 1 1/2 teaspoons soda
Dissolve soda in boiling water and pour over chocolate and let cool.
Beat b.u.t.ter and sugar to a cream, add the eggs and other things. Bake in layers.
Bride's Cake
12 eggs (whites) 1 small cup b.u.t.ter 4 small cups flour 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 b.u.t.ter 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 b.u.t.ter. 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 b.u.t.ter 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 Mola.s.ses 2 teaspoons Soda 1 Quart Flour 1 teaspoon Cream of Tartar
Cocoanut Cake
1 cup b.u.t.ter 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 b.u.t.ter and lard 3 eggs 1 gla.s.s 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 b.u.t.ter 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