This makes two good sized cakes, or four layers.
Date Cake
| 1 Cup Sugar ½ Cup Butter 2 Eggs 2 Cups Flour 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder 1/3 cup Milk 1 lb. stoned and chopped dates rolled on a portion of the flour |
Cream the sugar and butter. Add the well beaten yolks; then the whites; then the flour well sifted with the baking powder. Beat until smooth; add milk, then dates. Beat thoroughly and bake three-quarters of an hour in a steady, but not too hot oven.
Pfeffernusse (Pepper Nuts)
| 1 cup Lard 1 cup Butter 2 cups Brown Sugar 3 Eggs 2 teaspoons Annise seed (ground) 2 oz. whole coriander seed ½ lb. Chopped Almonds ½ lb. Mixed Citron 6 cups Molasses 2 teaspoons Soda 1 Quart Flour 1 teaspoon Cream of Tartar |
Cocoanut Cake
| 1 cup butter 1 cup sweet milk 1 teaspoon soda 1 grated cocoanut 3 cups sugar 4½ cups flour 2 teaspoons cream tartar 4 eggs (beaten separately) |
In place of the soda and cream of tartar 3 teaspoons of baking powder can be used.