- 1 cup molasses
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup melted shortening
- ½ cup boiling water
- 3 cups flour
- 3 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1 cup stale bread crumbs
Mix molasses, sugar, shortening and boiling water together; add flour, baking powder, salt, soda and spices which have been sifted together; add bread crumbs; mix well. Drop by spoonfuls on greased baking sheet and bake in moderate oven 10 to 12 minutes.
SMALL FANCY CAKES. I
- ½ cup shortening
- 1 cup granulated or powdered sugar
- yolks of 3 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
Cream shortening, add sugar slowly and beat well; add beaten egg yolks; add milk a little at a time and flour which has been sifted with baking powder; divide batter in half and add to one-half one teaspoon lemon juice and the grated rind of half a lemon; to the other half of batter add two ounces unsweetened melted chocolate, one teaspoon vanilla. Bake in shallow greased pan or in very small individual tins in hot oven about 15 minutes. If a large pan in used, when cool cut cakes into fancy shapes. Cakes should be less than an inch thick when baked. Spread with colored or marshmallow icing page 17.