Cakes.
"With weights and measures just and true,
Oven of even heat,
Well buttered tins and quiet nerves,
Success will be complete."
MALING CAKES.
In making cake, the ingredients used should be of the best
quality--the flour super-fine, and always sifted; the butter fresh and
sweet, and not too much salted. Coffee A, or granulated sugar is best
for all cakes. Much care should be taken in breaking and separating
the eggs, and equal care taken as regards their freshness. One
imperfect egg would spoil the entire lot. Break each egg separately
in a teacup; then into the vessels in which they are to be beaten.
Never use an egg when the white is the least discolored. Before
beating the whites, remove every particle of yolk. If any is allowed
to remain, it will prevent them becoming as stiff and dry as required.
Deep earthen bowls are best for mixing cake, and should be kept
exclusively for that purpose. After using, wash well, dry perfectly,
and keep in a dry place. A wooden spoon or paddle is best for beating
batter. Before commencing to make your cake, see that all the
ingredients required are at hand. By so doing, the work may be done
in much less time.
The lightness of a cake depends not only upon the making, but the
baking, also. It is highly important to exercise judgment respecting
the heat of the oven, which must be regulated according to the cake
you bake, and the stove you use. Solid cake requires sufficient heat
to cause it to rise, and brown nicely without scorching. If it should
brown too fast, cover with thick brown paper. All light cakes require
quick heat, and are not good if baked in a cool oven. Those having
molasses as an ingredient scorch more quickly, consequently should be
baked in a moderate oven. Every cook should use her own judgment, and
by frequent baking she will, in a very short time, be able to tell by
the appearance of either bread or cake whether it is sufficiently
done.
DELICATE CAKE. MRS. C. H. WILLIAMS.
One cup of white sugar, one-half cup of butter, whites of four eggs
(well beaten), one-half cup of sweet milk, two cups of flour, one
teaspoonful of cream tartar, and one-half teaspoonful of soda. Flavor
with lemon.
WHITE CAKE. MRS. ALICE KRANER AND MISS ROSA OWENS.
One cup of butter, two cups of sugar, one cup of sweet milk, three
cups of flour, whites of five or six eggs, two teaspoons of baking
powder. This is easy to make, and very good.
WHITE CAKE. MRS. DELL W. DE WOLFE.
Two cups sugar, two-thirds cup butter, the whites of seven eggs (well
beaten), two thirds cup sweet milk, three cups flour, three
teaspoonfuls baking powder. Bake in square or round tins.
WHITE CAKE. MRS. WM. HOOVER.
Whites of five eggs, two cups of sugar, two-thirds cup of butter, two
and one-half cups of flour, one cup of sweet milk, two and one-half
teaspoons of baking powder. Flavor to suit taste.
WHITE CAKE. MRS. A. C. AULT.
Two cups white sugar, one cup butter, one cup sweet milk, two cups
flour, one cup corn starch, whites of six eggs, two teaspoonfuls
baking powder. Flavor to taste.
SNOW CAKE. MRS. JOHN KISHLER.
One cup sugar, one-half cup butter, one-half cup milk, one and
one-half cups flour, one teaspoonful baking powder, whites of four
eggs. Flavor to taste.
LOAF CAKE. MRS. JOHN LANDON.
Whites of five eggs, two cups of white sugar, one cup of butter, one
cup of sweet milk, two and a half cups of flour, one cup of corn
starch dissolved in some of the milk, half teaspoonful of soda, and
one teaspoonful of cream tartar.
SILVER CAKE. MRS. JOHN LANDON.
Whites of eight eggs, two cups of butter, two cups of sugar, one cup
of milk, one cup of corn starch, two cups of flour, one and one-half
teaspoonfuls of baking powder; mix corn starch, flour, and baking
powder together; add the butter and sugar alternately, then the milk;
add the whites of seven eggs last. Flavor to taste.
GOLD CAKE. MRS. JOHN LANDON.
The yolks eight eggs, one whole egg, one-half cup of butter, one and
one-half cups of sugar, three-fourths of a cup of milk, two cups of
flour, one teaspoonful of cream tartar, and one-half teaspoonful of
soda.
ANGELS FOOD CAKE. FLORENCE ECKHART.
The whites of ten eggs, one and a half tumblers of granulated sugar,
one tumbler of flour; a heaping teaspoon of cream tartar, a pinch of
salt. Put through the sieve twice. Take one-half of eggs, and stir
in one-half the sugar; beat until they have a gloss; then add the
other half of eggs, and the rest of the sugar. Beat again; then add
the flour and cream tartar. Stir up lightly. Flavor with almond.
Bake one hour in slow oven.
ANGEL CAKE. MRS. C. C. STOLTZ.
Whites of nine large or ten small fresh eggs, one and one-fourth cups
sifted granulated sugar, one cup sifted flour, one-half teaspoonful
cream tartar; a pinch of salt added to eggs before beating. After
sifting flour four or five times, measure and set aside one cup; then
sift and measure one and one fourth cups granulated sugar; beat whites
of eggs about half; add cream tartar and beat until very, very stiff.
Stir in sugar, and then flour, very lightly. Put in pan in moderate
oven at once, and bake from thirty-five to fifty minutes.
ANGEL FOOD CAKE. MISS NELLIE LINSLEY.
Whites of eleven eggs, one cup of flour, one and one-half cups of
granulated sugar, one teaspoonful of cream tartar, one teaspoonful of
almond extract, one-half teaspoonful of salt. Sift sugar once; flour
three times; add cream tartar to flour, and sift three times. Bake
forty minutes.
SUNSHINE CAKE. MRS. FRANK ARROWSMITH AND MAUD STOLTZ.
Whites of seven small eggs, yolks of five eggs, one cup of granulated
sugar, two-thirds cup of flour, one-third teaspoon of cream tartar,
and a pinch of salt. Sift the flour and sugar five times; measure,
and set aside, as for angel cake. Beat yolks of eggs thoroughly;
then, after washing beater, beat the whites about half; add cream
tartar, and beat until very, very stiff. Stir in sugar lightly; then
the beaten yolks thoroughly; then add flour and flavoring, and put in
tube pan in the oven at once. It will bake in thirty-five to fifty
minutes.
COLD WATER CAKE. MISS ANNA BARTH.
One and one-half cups of sugar, one-quarter cup of butter, two and
one-half cups of flour, two eggs, one cup of water, two teaspoons of
baking powder. Flavor with vanilla or lemon.
BRIDES CAKE. MRS. J. J. SLOAN.
Two cups of butter, four cups of pulverized sugar, two cups of sweet
milk, two scant cups of corn starch, four heaping cups of flour,
whites of twelve eggs, one tablespoon of lemon extract, three heaping
teaspoons of baking powder. Cream the butter and sugar; add the well
beaten whites; then the milk, the corn starch, and the flour in which
baking powder has been sifted. This should be as stiff as pound cake.
Bake in a moderate oven. It makes a very large cake, or two
moderate-sized ones. Sometimes you will have to use more or less
flour, according to the size of your eggs.
SPONGE CAKE. MRS. W. H. ECKHART.
The yolks of four eggs, one cup of sugar, one cup of flour, four
tablespoonfuls of cold water, one teaspoonful of baking powder; add
the whites of four eggs. Bake in a quick oven, but not too hot.
SPONGE CAKE. MRS. HARRY TRUE.
One cup of sugar, one and a half cups of flour, three eggs, two
tablespoons of water, one heaping teaspoon of baking powder.
SPONGE CAKE. MRS. P. O. SHARPLESS.
Four eggs, one and a third cups of sugar, three tablespoonfuls of
water, and two cups of flour, through which has been sifted two small
teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Flavor with lemon extract.
SPONGE CAKE. MRS. T. H. LINSLEY.
One cup of sugar, one cup of flour, three eggs. Beat altogether
fifteen minutes; add one-half cup of milk, and one teaspoonful of
baking powder.
LEMON CAKE. MRS. T. H. LINSLEY.
Three cups of powdered sugar, and one cup of butter rubbed to a cream.
Stir in the yolks of five well-beaten eggs. Dissolve one teaspoon of
salaratus in a teacup of milk; add this, and then the juice and grated
rind of one lemon, and the whites of the eggs. Sift in as lightly as
possible four teacups of flour, and put in pan. Bake about one-half
hour.
MARBLE CAKE. MRS. C. H. WILLIAMS AND MRS. ELIZABETH McCURDY.
LIGHT PART.--One and one-half cups sugar, one-half cup butter,
one-half cup sweet milk, one-half teaspoon soda, one teaspoon cream
tartar, whites of four eggs, two and one-half cups flour.
DARK PART.--One cup brown sugar, one cup molasses, one-half cup
butter, one half cup milk, one-half teaspoon soda, one teaspoon cream
tartar, two and one-half cups flour, yolks of four eggs, one-half
tablespoon each of ground cloves, allspice, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
When both parts are ready, drop a spoon of light and then one of dark
in the pan.
POUND CAKE. MRS. U. F. SEFFNER.
One pound of butter, one pound of sugar, one pound of flour (sifted),
ten eggs (beaten separately), one-half teacup of rose water, one
nutmeg (grated), one pound of citron. Wash the citron; chop it fine.
Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the rose water and nutmeg,
then the yolks of eggs, and part of the flour; then the whites of eggs
and remainder of the flour; lastly, the fruit, lightly floured. Bake
in a moderate oven about two or two and one-half hours. Line the pan
with white paper.
HICKORY NUT CAKE. MRS. C. C. CAMPBELL.
One and one-half cups sugar, one-half cup butter, three-fourths cup
sweet milk, three cups flour, two teaspoonfuls baking powder, two
eggs, one cup hickory nut meats.
MOTHER'S OLD-FASHIONED CAKE. MRS. O. W. WEEKS.
One and a half cups of brown sugar, two eggs, one teacup of sour
cream, one even teaspoon of soda, about two and a half cups of flour.
If sour cream is not used, take instead one cup of milk, and one-half
cup of butter.
LOAF CAKE. MRS. R. H. JOHNSON.
One pint bread dough; one cup sugar, one-half cup butter, one egg,
one-half teaspoonful baking powder. Spice, raisins, and citron to
taste.
LOAF CAKE. MRS. ELIZA BOWEN.
Mix one pint of milk with two quarts of flour and one cup of yeast,
let stand in a warm place all night. In morning, beat until very
light four eggs, one pound of sugar, three-eighths pound of butter,
one teaspoon of salt, one teaspoon cinnamon, half a nutmeg; mix with
the dough thoroughly, and beat for a long time. When raised again,
dredge with flour, a cup of seeded raisins, half a pound of currants,
one-fourth pound of citron; add to dough; put into the pan, and let
stand to rise again for half an hour. Bake in an oven suitable for
bread. This cake will keep a long time.
RAISIN CAKE. MRS. FRANK ARROWSMITH.
Two cups of brown sugar, one scant cup of butter, one cup of sweet
milk, four eggs, one and one-half teaspoons of baking powder, three
cups of flour, one teaspoon each of cinnamon and cloves, one pound of
raisins. This makes two cakes. Pour boiling water on the raisins,
and let stand a few minutes before stoning them.
DRIED APPLE FRUIT CAKE. MRS. W. H. ECKHART.
Take three cups of dried apples, and soak over night; then chop them
fine, and cook slowly for three hours in three cups of baking
molasses, stirring often; let cool over night. Then take two cups of
sugar, one cup of butter, three eggs, four cups of flour, two
teaspoons of baking powder, two teaspoons of ground cinnamon, two
teaspoons of ground cloves, one grated nutmeg, two cups of raisins,
one cup of citron (cut fine), and one pound of figs (chopped).
Lastly, add the cooked apples. Stir all together, and bake as you
would other fruit cake for two hours or longer in rather slow oven.
APPLE FRUIT CAKE. MRS. T. H. LINSLEY.
One cup of butter, two cups of sugar, one cup of sweet milk, two eggs,
one teaspoon of soda, three and one-half cups of flour, two cups of
raisins, two cups of dried apples, soaked over night, chopped fine,
and then stewed in two cups of molasses. Beat butter and sugar to a
cream; add milk, in which dissolve the soda; then the beaten eggs, the
flour, and lastly, stir in well the raisins and apples. Bake one and
a half hours.
COFFEE CAKE. MAUD STOLTZ.
One cup brown sugar, one cup molasses, one cup boiling coffee,
one-half cup lard, one-half cup butter, one egg, one teasponful soda,
one teaspoonful salt, one tablespoonful cloves, one tablespoonful
cinnamon, one tablespoonful allspice, one tablespoonful vanilla, one
tablespoonful lemon, one nutmeg, one cup chopped raisins, four cups
flour.
COFFEE CAKE. MRS. BECKIE SMITH AND MRS. JOSIE C. YAGER.
One cup brown sugar, one cup molasses, one-half cup butter, one cup
strong liquid coffee, one or two eggs, four cups flour, one teaspoon
soda, one tablespoon cinnamon, one teaspoon cloves, one nutmeg, one
pound raisins, one-half pound currants, citron as you like. Mix the
cake part, adding soda last. Dredge the fruit with flour before
putting in. Bake in one large loaf, or two smaller ones.
COFFEE CAKE. MRS. T. H. LINSLEY.
One cup butter, two cups brown sugar, one cup liquid coffee, six eggs,
one cup currants, one cup raisins, two teaspoons ground cinnamon, two
teaspoons ground cloves, one teaspoon soda, and three cups flour.
HICKORY NUT CAKE. MRS. T. H. LINSLEY.
One cup butter, two cups sugar, five eggs, one cup sweet milk, one
pint hickory nut meats, one pound raisins or currants, one pound
flour, one heaping teaspoon baking powder.
HICKORY NUT CAKE. MRS. W. C. RAPP.
Two cups of sugar, one-half cup of butter, one cup of sweet milk, two
and a half cups of flour, three teaspoons of baking powder, two eggs,
and one pint of nut kernels.
RAISED CAKE. MRS. JENNIE HERSHBERGER, TIFFIN, OHIO.
Three cups bread sponge, three cups sugar, one cup butter, three eggs,
one teaspoonful soda dissolved in a little water, one pound raisins,
one teaspoonful each of cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice; flour
enough to stiffen.
FRUIT CAKE. MRS. A. A. LUCAS.
One pound of brown sugar, one pound of browned flour, three-quarters
of a pound of butter, one cup of molasses, twelve eggs, two pounds of
stoned raisins, two pounds of currants, one-half pound of citron cut
in strips, one-half pound of figs chopped fine, one-half pound of
almonds chopped fine, two wine glasses of boiled cider, two ounces of
vanilla, one tablespoon of ground cinnamon, one small tablespoon of
ground cloves, one tablespoon of ground mace, one grated nutmeg, a
little pepper, and three teaspoons of baking powder. Bake three
hours.
FRUIT CAKE. MRS. T. H. LINSLEY.
One cup butter, one cup brown sugar, two-thirds cup molasses, three
cups flour, one-half cup sour milk, one cup raisins, one cup currants,
one teaspoon soda in milk, four eggs, citron and spice to taste.
FRUIT CAKE. MRS. G. H. WRIGHT.
One pound flour, one pound brown sugar, one pound citron, two pounds
raisins, two pounds currants, three-fourths pound butter, one pound
almonds, one ounce mace, one cup molasses, one-half teaspoon soda
stirred in molasses, ten eggs. Stir sugar and butter to a cream; then
add whites and yolks of eggs, beaten separately. Stir in flour
gradually, and molasses and spices; lastly, the fruit. This makes
three loaves. Bake in a moderate oven.
FRUIT CAKE. MRS. JOHN EVANS.
Two cups butter, two and one-half cups sugar, two and one-half cups
molasses, eight cups flour, two cups sour milk, eight eggs, two
teaspoonfuls soda, three pounds raisins, three pounds currants, one
pound citron, one pound figs, two lemons (grate the rind and squeeze
the juice), two glasses of jelly, cloves, mace, cinnamon, and nutmegs.
Mix flour and fruit alternately. Bake three and one-half hours.
PLAIN FRUIT CAKE. MRS. R. H. JOHNSON.
One cup sugar, one-half cup butter, three cups flour, one cup water,
two eggs, one teaspoonful baking powder, one pound seeded and chopped
raisins; nutmeg, cinnamon, and citron to taste.
BLACK WEDDING CAKE. MRS. J. J. SLOAN.
One cup butter, one and one-half cups brown sugar, one cup molasses,
one cup sweet milk, three cups flour, two teaspoonfuls baking powder
sifted into flour, five well beaten eggs, two pounds raisins, one
pound currants, one-half pound chopped citron, one-half teaspoonful
ground allspice, one-half teaspoonful cinnamon, one-half a nutmeg.
Put flour in oven, and brown--be careful not to burn. Dredge fruit,
and add last.
WHITE FRUIT CAKE. MRS. SAMUEL SAITER.
Cream one pound butter and one pound powdered sugar together; to this
add the beaten yolks of twelve eggs, one pound sifted flour, and two
teaspoons baking powder. Grate one cocoanut, blanch and chop one half
pound almonds; slice one and one-half pounds citron; add to batter and
stir in beaten whites of eggs. Put in a pan lined with greased paper,
and bake two hours. When cold, ice.
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