This section is from the book "A Laboratory Manual Of Foods And Cookery", by Emma B. Matteson. Also available from Amazon: A Laboratory Manual of Foods and Cookery.
Ingredients:
1 c. sugar
5 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
Line oblong pan with greased paper. When baked, remove paper, spread with jelly and roll.
Ingredients: whites of 8 eggs
1 tsp. cream tartar
1 c. sugar, fine granulated
1 tsp. vanilla 1/4 tsp. salt 3/4 c. flour
Mocha Cakes Bake sponge cake mixture in a shallow pan. See below.
Ingredients: yolks 2 eggs
1/3 c. sugar
1/3 tbsp. lemon juice grated rind \ lemon whites 2 eggs 1/3 c. flour salt
Method:
Beat yolks until creamy; add sugar, beat well, lemon juice. Fold in stiffly beaten whites; when partially folded in, fold in flour. Bake in unbuttered pan in a slow oven.
Cut cake in small circles, - put together in 3 layers with thin coating of frosting; cover sides with frosting and roll in fresh coconut or chopped nuts. Ornament top with frosting.
Ingredients:
1/3 c. butter 1 c. powdered sugar
Method:
Cream the butter and add the sugar. Add 1 c. cream filling (cooled). Add 1/2 tsp. vanilla, 1 1/2 oz. melted chocolate.
Bake jelly roll mixture in a shallow pan. Have mixture when baked about 3/4 inch thick. Cut the cake into fancy shapes, dip each in glaze, allow this to cool and then redip the cakes in soft fondant, colored and flavored. These may be decorated with the following: cherries nuts candied violet leaves citron angelica candied rose leaves
Ingredients:
1/2 c. sugar 1/2 c. water
Method:
Put the sugar and water in a saucepan and stir the mixture until the sugar is dissolved. Allow the sirup to cook until a hard ball forms in cold water; when the sirup has cooled slightly, use it to glaze Genoese cakes.
Loaf Cake
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Shape (10) | |
Color (5) | |
Surface (5) | |
Flavor | 50 |
Taste (25) | |
Odor (25) | |
Texture and interior appearance | 25 |
Lightness (5) | |
Tenderness (5) | |
Elasticity (5) | |
Grain (5) | |
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