Through a sifter, add the leavening materials and flour. Beat well. Turn into an oiled loaf-cake pan and bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees F.) from 45 to 60 minutes.
Chopped nuts—1/2 cupful—may be added to this cake. This addition, however, increases the cost. For economy the raisins may be omitted.
NOTE.—Various changes occur when certain of the ingredients of this cake are cooked, viz.,
(a) The sugar is dissolved (b) The raisins are softened (c) The fat is melted (d) The spices are improved in flavor.
QUESTIONS
What materials in Apple Sauce Cake leaven it?
What ingredient usually present in cake recipes is omitted in this cake?
What takes the place of this ingredient?
In Chocolate Cake, how much baking soda is required to neutralize the acid of the sour milk? For what purpose is the additional quantity used?
What is the purpose of cooking the cocoa and water (see Cocoa and
Chocolate)?
Determine the difference in the cost of Chocolate Cake with and without eggs.