Foundation Cake Recipe

1/2 cup shortening. 1 1/3 cups sugar.

2 cups flour sifted with 2 teaspoons of baking powder.

3 eggs.

1/2 cup milk or water. 1 teaspoon each of vanilla and lemon extract.

Cream shortening until it may be beaten with a spoon, add sugar gradually, continue to cream. Separate the whites and yolks of the eggs. Beat yolks until thick and lemon colored, add to creamed butter and sugar; then add flour and liquid alternately; fold in the well-beaten whites of eggs and flavoring. Bake in 3 well-greased layer-cake pans in a moderate oven.

Walnut Loaf Cake

Follow foundation recipe, adding 1/2 cup of finely chopped walnuts to the cake batter before folding in the beaten white of eggs. Bake in a greased loaf cake pan about 45 minutes in a very moderate oven.

White Cake

Follow foundation recipe, using the whites of 4 eggs in place of 3 whole eggs. Mix the cake as directed, folding in the well-beaten whites of eggs last. For a loaf cake almond and lemon flavoring may be used. Bake in a greased loaf-cake pan about 45 minutes, or in 3 greased layer-cake pans 20 minutes.

Golden Cake

Follow foundation recipe, using 4 egg yolks and 1 whole egg. Mix cake as d rected, adding the well-beaten yolks and egg to the creamed butter and sugar. Bake in a loaf or in layers.

Devil's Food Cake

1/2 cup butter.

2 cups sugar. 4 eggs.

2 1/2 cups flour.

3 teaspoons baking powder.

1/2, teaspoon cinnamon. 1 cup milk or water.

1 teaspoon vanilla.

2 squares unsweetened chocolate melted over hot water.

Cream shortening, add 1 cup of sugar cream together well; beat yolk of eggs until thick and lemon colored, add 1 cup of sugar and combine the two mixtures. Add flour, sifted with baking powder, and cinnamon, alternately with liquid. When well mixed, add flavoring and melted chocolate, then fold in beaten whites of eggs. Ground chocolate (1/2 cup) may be sifted with flour replacing melted chocolate. Bake in medium oven in greased pans.

This amount of batter will make 4 layers or 2 small loaves.

One Egg Chocolate Cake

First Part:

2 squares unsweetened chocolate melted or 1/2 cup ground chocolate.

1/3 cup sugar.

1/3 cup milk.

Second Part: 1/3 cup shortening. 1 1/3 cups sugar, l egg. 2/3 cup milk.

2 cups flour.

3 teaspoons baking powder. 1 teaspoon vanilla.

Melt chocolate over hot water, then add sugar and milk and cook until thick and smooth. Set aside to cool slightly. Cream shortening, add 1 cup sugar, gradually mixing well. Beat egg, add remaining 1/3 cup of sugar and combine mixtures; when well mixed add flour (sifted with baking powder) and milk alternately, beating well. Add flavoring and the chocolate mixture. Pour in well-greased layer-cake pans and bake about 15 minutes in a moderate oven.

This mixture may also be baked in a loaf cake.