Stir together till white, a pound of sugar, half a pound of butter; then put in eight eggs, beaten to a froth, with the grated peel of a couple of lemons, and the juice. Sift a pound of flour and stir it in.
[171.] Pound Cake.
Mix a pound of sugar, three quarters of butter, when white put in eight eggs beaten to a froth, the whites and yolks separate, add a pound of sifted flour, and mace, to your taste. If you wish your cake to be very rich, stir in just before it is put in the oven, half a pound of stoned raisins, and quarter of a pound of citron, or pounded sweet almonds.
[172.] Queen's or Heart Cakes.
Rub together till very white, a pound of sugar, three quarters of butter, then beat the whites and yolks of seven eggs, separately to a froth, and stir them into the cake, mix a wine glass of wine, one of brandy, and one of milk, turn it into the cake, then stir in a pound of flour, a little essence of lemon, and mace or nutmeg to your taste. Stir the whole well together, then add (a minute before you put it in the pans,) half a pound of raisins seeded, quarter of a pound of Zante currants, quarter of a pound of almonds pounded fine, or citron cut in strips; they should be stirred in very gradually, a handful of each alternately; when well mixed in, bake the cake immediately, in small tins or in large cake pans, if baked in the latter it will require baking about an hour and twenty five minutes, if baked in small tins it will bake in much less time.
[173.] Jelly Cake.
Stir together half a pound of sugar, and six ounces of butter, beat seven eggs to a froth and put in, together with a little mace, or nutmeg, then stir in gradually a pound of flour, and the juice and grated peel of a fresh lemon, turn the mixture on to scolloped tin plates, well buttered, the mixture should not be more than quarter of an inch thick in each one, bake them until brown, in a quick oven, then pile them together on a plate, with jelly spread on each one and jelly on the top.
[174.] Raised Queen's Cake.
Stir into a pound of flour, half a pint of lukewarm milk, a tea cup of yeast, set it in a warm place; when light stir a pound of sugar, with three quarters of butter and work it into the sponge, with three beaten eggs, a little mace or essence of lemon, and half a pound more of sifted flour. Work the whole together for fifteen or twenty minutes, then let it remain till very light, when so, stir in half a pound of seeded raisins, quarter of a pound of Zante currants, and the same of citron. Bake it directly in a moderate oven, but not a slow one.