Having dissolved the alum, soda, and cream tartar, mix with the cochineal. Stir these ingredients in nearly one-third of the batter. Pour into the cake mould a layer of white batter, and a layer of red batter, alternately, beginning and ending with white; three layers of white and two of red. This is an ornamental cake to cut for baskets.
Spice Cake.
Yolks of 4 eggs.
Mix 2½ teaspoonfuls yeast powder in 2½ cupfuls flour.
1 cupful brown sugar.
½ cupful syrup,
½ cupful butter, must be melted after being measured.
Stir with the sugar 2½ teaspoonfuls powdered cloves.
1 teaspoonful powdered cinnamon.
1 teaspoonful powdered allspice.