Golden Cake. Beat together one cupful of butter with
two cupfuls of sugar; add one cupful of milk and beat again.
Then stir in two and one-half cupfuls of flour, the well-
beaten yolks of six eggs, and three teaspoonfuls of baking
powder. Stir all together and bake in a loaf or layers.
Silver Cake. Beat together one cupful of butter with
two cupfuls of sugar, two-thirds of a cup of milk, two and
one-half cupfuls of flour and three teaspoonfuls of baking
powder. Last of all, stir in the well-beaten whites of six
eggs.
These cakes can be combined by baking in layers and
putting in one of golden, and one of silver, alternately, or
they can be baked in a loaf and a marble effect produced by
putting in alternately, spoonfuls of each.
Soft Ginger Cake. Take a teacup and put into it
four tablespoonfuls of hot water, three of
melted butter, and fill up the cup with
molasses. Put into the stirring bowl one
teaspoonful of ginger and one of soda, and
to this add the mixture in the cup. Stir in
enough flour to make a stiff cake dough.
Pour into square tins and bake carefully,
■.W/«^^w^^ Molasses Cake. Put together two cup-
fuls of molasses, two of brown sugar, one of sour milk, one
teaspoonful of soda, one cupful of butter, two beaten eggs,
5JE^ cupfuls of flour. Beat all together, line a dripping-pan
with buttered paper, and put in the dough. Sift white
sugar over the top before baking and bake in a slow oven.
This is excellent and will keep for weeks.
White Cake. Beat together one cupful of granulated
sugar with }^ oi a. cupful of butter; beat for ten minutes,
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then add )^ cupful of sweet milk and i^ cupfuls of flour;
last of all, stir in the whites of two eggs beaten to a froth,
and two teaspoonfuls of baking powder✪ White Cake. Bake slowly.
Delicate Cake. Beat to a cream one-half cupful of
butter, one and one-half cupfuls of sugar; then add one cup-
ful of milk, three of flour, three teaspoonfuls of baking
powder and the whites of three eggs beaten to a froth.
Bake in two layers. Put frosting between and on top.
White Cream Cake. Stir together two cupfuls of
white sugar, two tablespoonfuls of butter, one teacupful of
sour cream, one teaspoonful of soda. When these are well
mixed, stir in three cupfuls of flour. Last of all, add the
well-beaten whites of eight eggs✪ White Cream Cake. Bake in shallow baking
pans in a moderate oven.
Cold Water Pound Cake. Beat together three eggs
and i^ cupfuls of sugar; add one-half cupful of soft butter,
one-half cupful of cold water, two cupfuls of flour, and two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Stir all together, flavor
with lemon, and bake in a moderate oven.
Loaf Cake. Beat three cupfuls of sugar together with
one-half cupful of butter; add six beaten eggs and four cup-
fuls of light bread doug✪ Loaf Cakeh. Mix well together, put in a pan
lined with buttered paper and set in a warm place to rise.
When light, bake in a moderate oven as you would bread.
Kaised Cake. Take two cups of dough and stir into
two cups of sugar, two-thirds of a cup of butter, three eggs,
and a small teaspoonful of soda✪ Kaised Cake. When thoroughly mixed,
put in two shallow baking pans, set in a warm place to rise.
When light, bake in a moderate oven for about half an
hour.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Golden Cake. Beat together one cupful of butter with two cupfuls of sugar; add one cupful of milk and beat again. Then stir in two and one-half cupfuls of flour, the wellbeaten yolks of six eggs, and three teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Stir all together and bake in a loaf or layers.
Silver Cake. Beat together one cupful of butter with two cupfuls of sugar, two-thirds of a cup of milk, two and one-half cupfuls of flour and three teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Last of all, stir in the well-beaten whites of six eggs.
These cakes can be combined by baking in layers and putting in one of golden, and one of silver, alternately, or they can be baked in a loaf and a marble effect produced by putting in alternately, spoonfuls of each.
Soft Ginger Cake. Take a teacup and put into it four tablespoonfuls of hot water, three of melted butter, and fill up the cup with molasses. Put into the stirring bowl one teaspoonful of ginger and one of soda, and to this add the mixture in the cup. Stir in enough flour to make a stiff cake dough. Pour into square tins and bake carefully,
Molasses Cake. Put together two cupfuls of molasses, two of brown sugar, one of sour milk, one teaspoonful of soda, one cupful of butter, two beaten eggs, 5JE^ cupfuls of flour. Beat all together, line a dripping-pan with buttered paper, and put in the dough. Sift white sugar over the top before baking and bake in a slow oven. This is excellent and will keep for weeks.
White Cake. Beat together one cupful of granulated sugar with }^ of a cupful of butter; beat for ten minutes,
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then add )^ cupful of sweet milk and i^ cupfuls of flour; last of all, stir in the whites of two eggs beaten to a froth, and two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Bake slowly.
Delicate Cake. Beat to a cream one-half cupful of butter, one and one-half cupfuls of sugar; then add one cupful of milk, three of flour, three teaspoonfuls of baking powder and the whites of three eggs beaten to a froth. Bake in two layers. Put frosting between and on top.
White Cream Cake. Stir together two cupfuls of white sugar, two tablespoonfuls of butter, one teacupful of sour cream, one teaspoonful of soda. When these are well mixed, stir in three cupfuls of flour. Last of all, add the well-beaten whites of eight eggs. Bake in shallow baking pans in a moderate oven.
Cold Water Pound Cake. Beat together three eggs and i^ cupfuls of sugar; add one-half cupful of soft butter, one-half cupful of cold water, two cupfuls of flour, and two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Stir all together, flavor with lemon, and bake in a moderate oven.
Loaf Cake. Beat three cupfuls of sugar together with one-half cupful of butter; add six beaten eggs and four cupfuls of light bread dough. Mix well together, put in a pan lined with buttered paper and set in a warm place to rise. When light, bake in a moderate oven as you would bread.
Raised Cake. Take two cups of dough and stir into two cups of sugar, two-thirds of a cup of butter, three eggs, and a small teaspoonful of soda. When thoroughly mixed, put in two shallow baking pans, set in a warm place to rise. When light, bake in a moderate oven for about half an hour.
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