MARBLE CAKE
2½ cups pastry flour
1 teaspoon Arm & Hammer or Cow Brand Baking Soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter, or other shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons lemon juice
¾ cup sweet milk
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon cloves
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon Arm & Hammer or Cow Brand Baking Soda
1 tablespoon molasses
1. Sift, then measure the flour. Sift three times with the 1 teaspoon baking soda and salt.
2. Cream the butter until light and lemon colored. Add sugar gradually, beating after each addition.
3. Slowly add the eggs which have been beaten until they are almost as stiff as whipped cream.
4. Combine the lemon juice and milk. Alternately add the dry ingredients and the liquid, a small amount at a time, beating until smooth after each addition.
5. Divide batter in two equal parts.
6. To part one, add the vanilla.
7. To the other, add the well mixed ¼ teaspoon baking soda and spices, then the molasses. Blend well.
8. Place batter in greased loaf pan by spoonfuls, alternating the light and dark batters, thus giving a marbled effect. Bake.
9. Frost with Butter Frosting.
Amount: 9 × 5 inch pan Temperature: 350° F. Time: 45-50 minutes [See page 8]