Do not open the oven door for at least twenty minutes after cakes are put in, and then do it very gently as a sudden action will tend to make a cake sink in the middle.
1. Madeira Cake.
¼-lb. butter.
3 eggs.
2 teaspoonsful baking powder.
½-lb. castor sugar.
½-lb. flour.
Little milk if necessary.
Put candied peel on the top when nearly done.
2. Beverleigh Buns.
¼-lb. cornflour.
2-oz. sugar.
1 teaspoonful baking powder.
2-oz. butter.
2 eggs.
Bake in patty pans.
3. Queen Cakes.
¼-lb. butter.
3 eggs.
3-oz. currants.
1 teacup milk.
Almond essence.
½-lb. castor sugar.
1-lb. flour.
2 teaspoonsful baking powder.
Bake in patty pans in brisk oven.