This section is from the book "A Manual Of Home-Making", by Martha Van Rensselaer. Also available from Amazon: A Manual of Home-Making.
The points which are essential for success in bread-making (page 495) should be observed in mixing cakes lightened with yeast. Since sugar, butter, and eggs have a tendency to retard fermentation, they should be added either to the light sponge or to the light dough. Brioche and raised doughnuts are examples of cakes made with yeast.
 
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