FOR THE CAKE MAKER

Wairarapa Times-Age, 26 April 1938, Page 5

FOR THE CAKE MAKER

TESTED RECIPES. Mahogany Cake 2-3rds cup cocoa •J cup hot water A cup butter 1A cups light brown sugar 2 eggs (well beaten) A teaspoon soda 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 2-3rds cups flour A teaspoon salt 1 cup sour milk 1 teaspoon vanilla Mix cocoa and hot water together.. Let cool. Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar slowly, then beaten eggs. Next add cocoa mixture and vanilla. Last add dry ingredients, which have been sifted together, alternately with the milk. Pour into greased layer pans or square loaf pan and bake very slowly. (275 deg F). Applesauce Cake - . 2 cups flour 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon A teaspoon cloves A- teaspoon nutmeg IA cups unsweetened applesauce I’cup melted butter 2 squares chocolate (2 ounces) 1 cup nuts A cup raisins Sift the flour, sugar, soda, and spices together. Mix the applesauce, melted butter and melted chocolate together and add the dry ingredients; then the nuts and raisins, slightly floured with some of the measured flour. Place mixture into a well-greased loaf pan and bake in a slow oven for about lAhours. This is delicious and will keep fresh for several days. (275 deg F). Note: Applesauce cake is better cooled in cake pans and removed as served. Angel food pan is preferable to the loaf-pan. Plain Cake A cup butter 1A cups sugar 4 eggs (yolks and whites beaten separately) 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 3 cup milk Speck salt 1 teaspoon vanilla Cream butter thoroughly and add sugar gradually; then beat egg yolks. Sift dry ingredients together, adding alternately with milk to cake mixture; then add flavouring and last fold 4n the stiffly beaten egg whites. This may be made into layer or, loaf cake. Have pans well greased. Bake in moderate' oven. When baked remove from pan and place on cake coolers, and ice when cold.For nut cake add one cup of chopped nut meats which have been floured with a little of the measured flour and add to batter before egg whites. (325 deg F).

NeverrFail Chocolate' -Cake ■ 3 tablespoons butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs (yolks and whites beaten separately) 2 teaspoons baking powder

A cup cold water 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup flour Speck salt (2 squares chocolate (2 ounces) Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar; then the yolks of the eggs, and then the vanilla. Beat well. Add cold water, and sifted dry ingredients; next add melted chocolate and last, fold in the beaten whites of eggs. Place in greased pan and bake in moderate oven. (325 deg F).