Rose or Clouded Cake.

12 eggs, leaving out the whites of 3.

1 pound flour.

1 pound sugar,

¾ pound butter.

2 small teaspoonfuls cream tartar.

2 small teaspoonfuls powdered alum.

1 small teaspoonful soda.

2 small teaspoonfuls cochineal, dissolved in ⅓ cupful boiling water.