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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10219, 21 April 1911, Page 5

TWO NICE CAKES. QUEEN CAKfcs.—Half a pound of fine flour,,one teaspoonful and a half of baking powder, six ounces of caster sugar, a quarter of a pound of currants, two ounces of finely, chopped candied peel, a quarter of a j pound of butter, three eggs, a quarter of a pint ,of milk. Beat the butter and sugar to a cream, whip the , eggs and add them.. Then mix in by degrees the other ingredients, beating each well in. The baking powder should ibe mixed with the flour, which should he shaken in the last thing. Butter some small fancy tins, dust the insides with a mixture i of caster sugar and flour, fill each tin rather more than half full, and bake in a moderate oven, for fifteen to twenty-five minutes. GERMAN TEA OAKE.— Scald half a pint of milk, dissolve it -in one ounce of butter, a tablespoonful of caster sugar, half a salt spoonful of salt. Let it cool to hike warm, then add the grated rind of half a lemon, the third of an ounce of yeast, stir till dissolved, then heat in, enough flour to make a thick batter, and put it in a warm place to rise. When light, beat it hard and turn into a shallow, well buttered tin and let it rise again. Rub together two ounces of caster sugar, two ounces of softened butter, two ounces of flour and two teaspooniuls of powdered cinnamon to form a paste. Spread this a 1 over, the cake and bake m a quick Serve with either of these cakes the Elephant Brand Tea at 2s 2d per lb, and the guests will be delighted. This tea is strong and delicious, and is procurable from almost every grower va the district.