Cocoanut Cake

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup shredded cocoanut

2 eggs

1/2 cup milk

1 3/4 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

Flavoring

Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the cocoanut and eggs; then add the milk and sifted flour and baking powder.

Flavor to taste; turn into a greased pan and bake in a moderate oven for about forty-five minutes.

Lady Cake

6 ounces butter

1 cup powdered sugar

1/4 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon almond extract Whites of 3 eggs 1 1/2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

Beat the butter to a cream; add the sugar gradually, then the flavoring and milk and the beaten whites alternately with the sifted flour and baking powder.

White Cup Cake

1/2 cup butter 1 cup powdered sugar Dash of nutmeg Grated rind of 1/2 lemon

1/2 cup cream 2 cups flour Whites of 3 eggs 3/4 teaspoon soda

1 teaspoon hot water

Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add lemon rind and nutmeg, then the cream, then the flour alternately with the whites beaten to a stiff froth. Last add the soda dissolved in the hot water. Bake in shallow buttered tins or all in one.

Cinnamon Sweet Cake

1 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon butter 1 egg

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon

3/4 cup milk

3 teaspoons baking powder

Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the egg and cinnamon; then the flour and milk alternately and the baking powder last. Pour into two shallow greased baking tins; spread brown sugar, cinnamon and bits of butter over the top and bake in a moderately hot oven.

Marshmallow Cake

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1/2 cup milk

1 1/2 cups flour Grated nutmeg

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 teaspoons baking powder

Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the eggs, one at a time, then the milk, flour and flavoring, and last the baking powder. Beat thoroughly after adding each ingredient. Bake in layers and fill with marshmallow filling.

Coffee Loaf Cake

1/3 cup butter 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup molasses 1/2 cup strong coffee

1 egg

1 cup seeded raisins

2 cups flour

3/4 teaspoon soda

Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the molasses, then the beaten egg and coffee. Wash and drain the raisins; dredge with flour and add to the mixture; then add the sifted flour and soda. Beat well and pour into a deep, greased pan. Bake about one hour.

Coffee Loaf Cake

Coffee Loaf Cake.

Marble Cake

1 cup butter

2 cups powdered sugar 4 eggs

3 cups flour

1 cup sweet milk

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 square unsweetened chocolate

Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the yolks of the eggs, then the sifted flour and baking powder alternately with the milk. Fold in the whites; take one third of the batter out and add to it the chocolate melted and thinned with a little hot water. Into the baking pan pour the yellow mixture to the depth of one inch; drop Into this in two or three places a spoonful of the dark mixture, giving it a slight stir with the tip of a spoon and spreading it in broken circles around the dark mixture. Pour in more yellow batter, then more brown, proceeding in the same way until all the batter is used. Bake in a moderate oven.