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Sixteen eggs, 1 pound of flour, 1 pound of sugar, 1 pound of citron, 4 pounds of currants, 2 pounds of raisins, 1 cup of molasses, 1 wine glass of whisky, 1 pound of butter, 2 teaspoons of allspice, 1 teaspoon of cloves, 2 teaspoons of cinnamon and 2 teaspoons of nutmeg. Cream butter and sugar; mix in yolks well beaten, then whites and lastly the flour. Have the fruit floured with some of the same flour. Add a little more flour if necessary. Work thoroughly. Angel Food Cake. Whites of 13 eggs, 11 ounces of sugar, 4 ounces of flour, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, 1 even teaspoon of cream of tartar ; put it in flour and sift 4 times, also sift the sugar. Beat the whites in a large dish to a stiff froth, then sift in the sugar and the flour very lightly. Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla. One Egg Cake. One egg, 1 tablespoon of butter, 1 cup of sugar, 2 cups of flour, Cream butter and flour together until light; 1 cup of sweet milk, 1 heaping teaspoon of baking powder. Beat well and add 1 teaspoon of vanilla. By using the whites of 3 eggs and omitting the yolks it will make white cake. Loaf Cake. Two large coffee cups of powdered sugar, 1% coffee cups of butter. Stir to a cream, 5 cups of flour with 3 teaspoons of baking powder, 1 cup of sweet milk, ^ pound of raisins, 2 ounces of citron cut into small pieces, 1 grated nutmeg, 1 wine glass of wine and 1 of brandy, 8 eggs. Add the flour with milk, sugar and butter and ^ yolks well beaten ; then whites, wine, spice and fruit. Make this in 2 loaves and bake slowly 1 hour. Black Cake. Three pounds of raisins, seeded, 3 pounds of currants, 1 pound of citron, 1 pound of blanched almonds, 1^ pounds of butter, 15 eggs, 1 pound of flour, tablespoon each of cinnamon, ground cloves, mace and ginger, 2 nutmegs, % cup of molasses, IV^ pounds of brown sugar. Flour fruit with some of same flour, 1 teaspoon of soda. Pecan Cake. One pound of New Orleans sugar, 1 pound of flour, 1-3 pound of butter, 2 pounds of raisins, 2 pounds of pecans before cracking, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, 1 nutmeg, 6 eggs beaten separately, wine glass of whisky. Put in mold and bake about 3 hours. Cup Cake. Whites of 5 eggs, ¾ teacup of butter, 1 teacup milk, 2 teacups of sugar, 3 teacups of flour sifted 3 times, 2 teaspoons baking powder put in flour. Cream butter, add sugar, milk, then flour and lastly the whites well beaten. Bake in small mold or muffin rings. Marble Cake. For the Light Part — Take the whites of 3 eggs, % coffee cup butter, 2 coffee cups of flour, 1 teaspoon of soda and one of cream of tartar. For the Dark Part — ^Yolks of 3 eggs, 1 coffee cup of molasses, ^ coffee cup of butter, 2 coffee cups of flour, 1 teaspoon of soda, 1-3 of a cup of milk ; flavor with mixed spices, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg. Butter the tin and put the mixture in alternate layers of light and dark, having the light part on top. Pecan Cake. One and one-half pounds of brown sugar, 1 teacup of molasses, 1 pound of flour, 1-3 of a pound of butter, 6 eggs (whites and yolks beaten separately), 1 pound of pecans after they are cracked, 1^^ pounds of raisins, 1 nutmeg, 1 wine glass of whisky. Bake about 3 hours in a mold. Ginger Cake. Two eggs beaten separately, 1 cup of brown sugar, 1 cup of molasses (not too dark), 4 cups of flour, 1 teaspoon of soda, pinch of cayenne pepper, 1 heaping tablespoon of ginger, 1 dessertspoon of cinnamon, 1 cup of sour cream or buttermilk. Dissolve soda in the buttermilk and bake in a mold. Orange Cake. . ^