This section is from the book "Capital City Recipes", by First Presbyterian Church (Raleigh, N.C.). Woman's Auxiliary. Also available from Amazon: Capital City Cook Book, A Collection Of Practical Tested Receipts By Many Of The Best Housekeepers.
Flour - Pounds ................................................1
Sugar - Pounds .....................................1
Butter - Pounds ........................1/2
Eggs . .............................................................6
Baking Powder - Heaping Teaspoonfuls .... 1
Milk - Small cupfuls........................................1
Lemon Flavoring.
Caramel.
Nice Light-brown Sugar - Pounds..................2
Water - Pints ..................................1/2
Butter - Tablespoonfuls . . . ............. 2
Flavor with Vanilla.
Mix the cake as usual and bake in layers. For the caramel boil the sugar and water until it ropes, but not enough to pull. Pour over the butter, stir smooth, and when cool enough place between the layers of cake and on top and sides for an icing.
Mrs. A. Baumann
Eggs (whites) ........................ 10
Powdered Sugar - Gobletfuls........................1 1/2
Flour - Gobletfuls ........................................1
Cream of Tartar - Teaspoonfuls ..................1
Milk - Pints ....................................................1
Sugar - Cupfuls ..............................................1/2
Corn Starch - Teaspoonfuls ............................2
Eggs (yolks) ..................................................4
Almonds, blanched (in shell) - Pounds..........1/2
Flavor with Vanilla.
Mrs. Belvin
Eggs (whites) ................................................8
Sugar - Cupfuls ..............................................4
Butter - Cupfuls ..............................................1
Flour - Cupfuls ..............................................6
Milk - Cupfuls ................................................2
Flavor with Lemon.
Filling.
Eggs (whites) ................................................4
Powdered Sugar - Pounds ..............................1
Coacoanuts (grated) .............................1
Beat the whites of the eggs with the sugar; add the cocoanuts, leaving out enough to sprinkle on top and sides of the cake. Put on a thin icing and sprinkle the cocoanut on while the icing is wet.
Mrs. Leo D. Heartt
Eggs ................................................................1
Milk-Cupfuls ................................................1/2
Sugar-Cupfuls ..............................................1
Chocolate-Pounds ........................................1/4
Beat the egg without separating; add the milk, sugar and chocolate. Cook until thoroughly hot, then let stand to cool while making the cake.
Eggs ................................. 3
Milk-Cupfuls .........................1/2
Butter-Cupfuls ....................... 1/2
Sugar-Cupfuls........................ 1/2
Flour-Cupfuls ....................... 2
Baking Powder-Teaspoonfuls ........... 1
Add to the yolks the butter and sugar, creamed; then the whites (well beaten) and the flour, with baking powder sifted into it; when the chocolate is cold mix with this batter. Bake in layers and put together with icing with either almonds or English walnuts chopped and stirred into it.
MRS. STRUDWICK (Hillsboro.)
 
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