This section is from the book "The Institute Cook Book", by Helen Cramp. Also available from Amazon: The Institute Cook Book.
¾ cup butter 1 cup sugar Yolks of 2 eggs
2 cups flour ¾ cup milk 1½ teaspoons baking powder
Little grated nutmeg
Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the eggs, then the sifted flour and baking powder alternately with the milk. Flavor with a little grated nutmeg.
1 cup sugar 6 ounces butter Whites of 2 eggs
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ cup cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the stiffly beaten whites of eggs, then the sifted flour and baking powder; last add the cream and flavoring.
¼ cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
½ cup milk
1½ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon vanilla
Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the beaten yolks and beat all well; then add the milk alternately with the sifted flour and baking powder; last of all add the whites, beaten to a stiff froth, and the flavoring. Bake in one pan or in small gem pans.
¼ cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg
1 cup milk
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pint blueberries
Mix the same as Plain Cake, adding the berries, well washed and drained and dusted with flour.
¼ pound butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
½ teaspoon soda ¾ cup milk
1 cup shellbark meats ¼ pound raisins ¼ pound currants ¼ pound citron 1 teaspoon vanilla Ten gratings of nutmeg
Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the beaten eggs, then half the flour alternately with the milk in which the soda has been dissolved; add the nuts, then the fruit, well washed and drained and mixed with some of the flour; add vanilla and nutmeg and the remaining flour, Bake in a moderate oven.
½ cup butter 1½ cups sugar 3 eggs
1½ teaspoons baking powder 1½ cups flour ¼ cup milk
Juice and grated rind of ½ lemon
Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the beaten yolks; then alternately the milk and the sifted flour and baking powder; fold in the whites and add lemon.
1 cup sugar ¼ cup butter ½ cup milk
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ cup cornstarch
Whites of 3 eggs
Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the milk, then the flour, cornstarch and baking powder, well sifted together; last add the whites, beaten to a stiff froth. Bake in a loaf or in two layers, and ice.
1 1/3 cups sugar 2/3 cup butter 2 eggs
2/3 cup milk 2 cups flour 1½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the eggs; then the flour and milk alternately and the baking powder and flavoring last. Bake in layers and fill with chocolate or other filling.
 
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