Mocha Tart

One cup of sugar beaten with the yolks of five eggs until light. One and a half tablespoonfuls of Mocha extract, one cup of well sifted flour, with one even teaspoon of baking powder. Sift the flour eight times, beat whites of eggs, then add to cake, stirring very little. Bake in two layers. Cold coffee may be used instead of the extract.

Filling: One-half pint of whipped cream, one and one-half tablespoonfuls of Mocha Tart extract sweetened to taste.

Icing: One scant cup of confectioner's sugar, one and one-half tablespoons of Mocha extract, enough water to spread well.

Orange Cake

Two cups of sugar, one cup of butter, one cup of sweet milk, three cups of flour with three teaspoons of baking powder sifted into it. Yolks of two eggs and whites of five well beaten, grated peel and juice of one orange. Add whites of eggs last. Bake in four layers and put together with icing. Add juice of one orange to the icing.

Sour Cream Spice Cake

To one cup of sour cream add one-fourth tea-spoonful of soda, or just enough to sweeten the cream, two eggs beaten, one-fourth teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoon each of cloves and cinnamon, and one-half teaspoon of grated nutmeg. Mix and add two and a half cups of flour, and a little more if needed, in which has been sifted two level teaspoons of baking powder. Beat thoroughly and stir in one cup of raisins dredged with flour. Bake in two sheets and cover with white icing. Cut into squares for serving. Bits of cream that come from the table often seem too small to be of use and are thrown out; but if carefully saved, they will reward for the trouble by furnishing a beautiful cup of sour cream that may be utilized in many ways.

Sponge Cake

Take twelve eggs, one level pint of sifted flour, and one heaping pint of sugar. Separate the whites and yolks of the eggs, beat very light, then beat together, adding a pinch of salt. Slowly sift in the sugar and beat thoroughly. After measuring the flour add one teaspoon of baking powder and sift it several times. Add the flour to the eggs and sugar, folding it in gently. Do not beat the mixture. Add one teaspoon of flavoring and bake in square pans. If baked in a large loaf, bake one hour in a moderate oven. You can divide it into three smaller pans and it will take forty minutes to bake it in the cooker oven.

Beulah's Sponge Cake

Two cups of sugar, one cup of water, two cups of flour, four eggs, and one teaspoon of baking powder. Separate the eggs, beating the whites dry, then adding the yolks, beating again. Add the sugar, then add the flour and last, the water. Add the baking powder to the flour, sifting the latter five times before measuring. Bake from thirty to forty minutes. This makes two layers. Put together with icing.

White Cake

One-half cup of butter, two cups of sugar, two and one-half cups of flour, one cup of cold water or sweet milk, and five eggs. Cream butter and sugar, add alternately milk and flour. Leave a little flour to sift in with three level teaspoons of baking powder just before adding the whites of eggs. Add the whites of five eggs beaten very dry, a pinch of salt added to the eggs. One teaspoon of vanilla. Sift the flour before measuring. Fold the eggs into the batter lightly. Add baking powder the last thing and bake at once in two layers. Sift the flour five times. Ice with chocolate icing. Chocolate Icing.

One and a half cups granulated sugar, one-half cup boiling water, and the whites of two eggs. Boil the sugar and water together until it threads. Melt over hot water two squares of chocolate. Pour the melted sugar over the whites of eggs, first beating them dry. Then add the chocolate. Yellow Cake.

Two cups of sugar, one cup of butter, yolks of five eggs, one cup of milk, three and one-half cups of flour, and three teaspoons of baking powder. Cream butter, beat yolks of eggs, mix butter and sugar together, then eggs, milk and flour. Add one teaspoon of vanilla. Bake in one loaf and ice with "Sunshine" icing.