What are little cakes made of, made of,

What are little cakes made of?

Sugar and spice, and all things that are nice;

And that's what little cakes are made of, made of.

- Mother Goose in the Kitchen.

ALTHOUGH the mixing of cakes requires skill, the baking is even more important and needs careful judgment. The advise generally errs in using too hot an oven.

For the sake of convenience, cakes may be divided into two main classes - sponge cakes, or cakes without butter, and butter cakes. Other fats may be substituted for butter. Since butter becomes more difficult to digest upon being heated, sponge cakes, or the butterless kind, are to be preferred for children.