CAKES

YORKSHIRE TEA CAKES

3/4 lb. Flour, 1 Egg, 6 fl. oz. Milk, 1 tablespoonful Yeast, 1/2 tablespoonful Sugar, and 1 oz. Butter. Rub the butter and flour together, make a well in the centre, sprinkle in the sugar, and drop in the egg. Mix the yeast and sugar in a basin, make the milk just tepid, and pour …

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TO BAKE CAKES

Make sure the oven is in condition, it can better wait for the cake than the other way around.  Sponge cakes require a slow oven; layer cakes a hot oven, and loaf cakes with butter a moderate oven. Never look after your cake until it has been in the oven ten minutes. If cake is …

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SMALL SPONGE CAKES

Separate the whites and yolks of four eggs, beat the whites stiff, and beat into them one-half cup of granulated sugar. Beat the yolks to a very stiff froth and beat into them one-half cup of granulated sugar. This last mixture must be beaten for exactly five minutes. Add the juice and grated rind of …

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SMALL SPONGE CAKES

For these small cakes take 6 eggs, 1 cup of sugar and 3/4 cup of flour and 1/2 teaspoonful of baking powder, a pinch of salt, flavor with lemon. Beat yolks of eggs separately, then add sugar and beat to a cream, then add the stiffly beaten whites of eggs alternately with the sifted flour …

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SMALL OATMEAL CAKES

Cream together 1-1/2 cups of light brown sugar, 1/2 cup of lard and butter, mixed, and the yolk of one egg. Add 1/2 cup of hot water and 3/4 teaspoonful of saleratus (baking soda) dissolved in a little boiling water; add 2-1/2 cups of oatmeal the stiffly beaten white of egg and 2-1/2 cups of …

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SMALL MOHN CAKES RECIPE

A recipe for making small mohn cakes – Roll coffee cake dough out quite thin, spread with melted butter (a brush is best for this purpose). Let it rise a little while, then sprinkle well with one cup of sugar, add one-half pound of ground poppy seed moistened with one-half cup of water, cut into …

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SLY CAKES

1 lb. wholemeal flour, 8 oz. butter, 8 oz. currants, 2 oz. sugar, and 6 drops essence of lemon; mix the flour and sugar, and make it into a smooth paste with water, but do not make it very wet. Roll out 3 times, and spread in the butter as for pastry; roll it very …

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RICE CAKES

1 lb. of ground rice, 1/4 lb. of castor sugar, 6 eggs, 2 oz. of sweet and bitter ground almonds mixed. Mix the almonds with the ground rice, adding the sugar, and the eggs, well beaten; beat all together and bake the cake in a buttered mould, in a moderately hot oven.

RICE CAKES RECIPE

A recipe for making rice cakes. 4 eggs, 1/2 lb. sugar, 6 oz. ground rice, lemon or almond flavouring. Beat the eggs a little, add the sugar and flour, and beat well; pour into a tin mould, greased and warmed, only half filling it, and bake in a moderate oven 1 hour.

RICE BATTER CAKES

Place in a bowl One cup of cold boiled rice, One egg, One-half cup of milk, Three-quarters cup of flour, One teaspoon of salt, Two teaspoons of baking powder, One teaspoon of shortening, One tablespoon of syrup. Beat to mix and then bake on a hot griddle and serve with butter and sugar.

SQUASH CAKES

A recipe for making squash cakes – Wash and cut the squash into pieces and then cook until tender in boiling water, then drain and rub pulp through sieve. Now measure and place in a bowl One cup of prepared squash, One well-beaten egg, One tablespoon of shortening, One-half cup of milk, One and one-half …

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RUSSIAN TEA CAKES

A recipe for making russian tea cakes – Mix one cup of sugar, one cup of eggs (about five), and one cup of sour cream with enough flour to roll. Toss on board, roll out one-fourth inch thick, spread with a thin layer of butter, fold the dough over, roll and spread again; repeat three …

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PURIM CAKES

A recipe for making purim cakes – Take two cups of flour, one tablespoon of sugar, add four eggs and two tablespoons of oil; knead all these together, roll out not very thin, cut in squares, close two sides, prick with a fork so they will not blister; put on tins and bake well. Then …

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PRINCE OF WALES CAKES

A recipe for making prince of wales cakes – 1/4 lb. Flour. 1/4 lb. Cornflour. 1 gill Milk. 1/2 teaspoonful Baking Powder. 2 oz. Butter. 1 Egg. Flavouring. 2 oz. Sugar. Time–20 Minutes. Mix the flour, cornflour, and baking powder together, beat the butter and sugar to a cream, beat in the egg, flavouring, and …

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NEVER FAIL FLANNEL CAKES

A recipe for making never fail flannel cakes – 2 cups thick sour milk (quite sour). 2 tablespoonfuls sweet milk. 1 egg. 1/2 teaspoonful salt. 2 cups flour. 1 teaspoonful baking soda (good measure). Pour the milk in a bowl, add yolk of egg. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt, four times. Beat all …

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