155.—Rice Cake (Scotch Mixture).
2 lbs. of butter, 2 lbs. of sugar, 2¼ lbs. of flour, ¼ lb. of rice flour, 20 eggs, essence of lemon. Proceed as before directed.
156.—Madeira Cake (Scotch Mixture).
1¼ lb. of butter, 1¾ lb. of sugar, 2¼ lbs. of flour, 20 eggs, a small pinch of tartaric acid and carbonate of soda. Proceed as before directed.
157.—Pond Cake or Dundee Cake.
1 lb. of butter, 1¼ lb. of sugar, 13 eggs, 1¾ lb. of flour, 2 lbs. of peel cut in small squares. After it is creamed up and ready, entirely cover the top with small comfits. Bake in moderate oven. Do not cream it so light as for other cakes so as to keep the comfits from sinking in the cake.
158.—Silver Cake.
1 lb. of butter, 1 lb. of sugar, 1 pint of whites of eggs, 1¾ lb. of flour, almond to flavour.
159.—Gold Cake.
1¼ lb. of butter, 1½ lb. of sugar, 1 pint of yolks of eggs, 1¾ lb. of sultana raisins, ½ lb. of lemon peel, 2 lbs. of flour, ¼ lb. of patent or soda flour. Add a little milk to make it as soft as the Silver mixture, paper a deep square tin, and spread the gold mixture 2 inches thick, then spread the silver mixture nicely over the top of the gold. Baking, about 2¼ hours.