Canned Raspberry Cake

Ingredients:

2 eggs

1 c. brown sugar 1/2 c. butter

1 c. canned strawberries or raspberries

1/2 nutmeg 1 tbsp. cinnamon 1 tbsp. sour milk 1 tsp. soda 1 c. flour

Hot Water Ginger Cake

Ingredients:

1 c. molasses

1/2 c. boiling water

2 1/4 c. flour

1 tsp. soda 1 1/4f tsp. ginger 1/2 tsp. salt

4 tbsp. melted butter

Sweet Or Sour Milk Ginger Cake

Ingredients:

1/4 c. butter 1/2 c. sugar 1/2 c. molasses 1 egg

1 3/4 c. flour 1 tsp. ginger 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. soda

1/2 c. milk - sour or sweet

Ginger Cup Cakes

Ingredients:

1/4 c. butter 1/2 c. sugar 1 c. molasses 2 eggs 1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. ginger 1 tsp. cloves 1 c. boiling water 2 1/2 c. flour 2 tsp. soda

1/2 tsp. salt

Roxbury Cakes

Ingredients:

1/4 c. butter

1/2 c. sugar

1/2 c. molasses

2 eggs

1/2 c. milk - sour or sweet

1/2 c. nuts

1 1/2 c. flour

1 tsp. soda or

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. cloves

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 c. raisins or dates

Cakes without Butter

General Rules For Mixing

Sift flour and sugar several times before measuring each. Beat yolks until lemon-colored, add sugar gradually and flavoring. Partly fold in stiffly beaten whites. Fold in the flour sifted with the salt. The folding should be carefully done so that the mixture will not become stiff.

General Rules For Baking

Use a tube cake pan - unbuttered. Slow oven - 40-60 minutes. Oven door should not be opened during first 20 minutes. After baking, invert pan on cake cooler and do not remove cake until cold.

Sponge Cakes Yellow Sponge Cake

Ingredients: yolks of 6 eggs

1 c. sugar

1 tbsp. lemon juice grated rind 1/2 lemon whites of 6 eggs 1 c. flour

1/4 tsp. salt

Boiled Sponge Cake

Ingredients:

1 c. sugar 1/2 c. water

1 c. flour 6 eggs

Boil sugar and water to thread stage. Add to 6 whites beaten stiff, and beat until cold. Fold in flour sifted with 1 tsp. salt and a few grains of cream of tartar. Fold in the well-beaten yolks.

Sponge Drops

Ingredients :

3 whites eggs

2 yolks eggs

1/3 c. powdered sugar

1/3 c. flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. vanilla

Drop from teaspoon on buttered sheets.

Sponge Cakes With Baking Powder

When eggs are expensive, the number may be decreased, and baking powder used to help raise the mixture.

Hot Water Sponge Cake

Ingredients: yolks of 3 eggs 1 c. sugar 1 c. flour

2 tsp. baking powder whites 3 eggs grated rind \ orange juice of orange and enough hot water to make \ cup

Sponge Cake

Ingredients:

3 eggs 1 c. sugar 1 c. flour

1 tsp. baking powder 1/4 c. cold water 1 tsp. vanilla

1/4 tsp. salt