Lady-Cake (No. 2.) ✠
- 1 lb. sugar.
- ¾ lb. sifted flour.
- 6 oz. butter.
- The whipped whites of ten eggs.
Flavor with bitter almond, and bake in square, not very deep tins. Flavor the frosting with vanilla. The combination is very pleasant.
Sister Mag’s Cake. ✠
- 2½ cups powdered sugar.
- ¾ cup of butter.
- 1 cup sweet milk.
- 3 cups flour.
- 4 eggs.
- 1 lemon, juice and rind.
- 1 small teaspoonful soda.
Bake in a square or oblong tin, and frost with whites of two eggs beaten stiff with powdered sugar.
Dover Cake. ✠
- 1 lb. flour.
- 1 lb. white sugar.
- ½ lb. butter, rubbed with the sugar to a very light cream.
- 6 eggs.
- 1 cup sweet milk.
- 1 teaspoonful soda dissolved in vinegar.
- 1 teaspoonful powdered cinnamon.
- 1 tablespoonful rose-water.
Flavor the frosting with lemon-juice.