FEATHER SPICE CAKE

134, cups sifted flour 14 teaspoonful each of ginger,
214 teaspoons baking powder cloves, ‘allspice.
14 teaspoon salt 8 tablespoons butter or butter
14 teaspoon grated nutmeg with shortening mixed,
1 cup granulated sugar 2-3 cup milk
114 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 eggs

Measure the flour and sift twice with baking powder, salt and
spices. Cream butter and gradually blend in sugar. Beat eggs
uritil light and add, combining well. Sift in dry ingredients,
alternately with mlk, combining after each addition. Turn into
greased and floured tins and bake in a moderate oven 350 degrees
about 45 minutes. Maybe covered with boiled or 7 minute icing,
or caramel, — :

—Mrs. Winnie Ross. ”

MERINGUE CAKE

2 cups sifted cake flour 3, tablespoons baking powder
14 cup butter (or other 1 cup sugar
shortening) 34, cup milk

3 egg yolks, beaten until thick and lemon colored.
1 teaspoon vanilla or 14 teaspoon orange extract.

Sift flour once and measure, add baking powder and _ sift
eradually and cream together until light and fluffy. Add egg
yolks, then flour, alternating with milk, a small amount at a time,
beat afiter each addition until smooth. Add flavoring, beat well,
pour into greased pan and cover with:

Meringue Topping—
3 egg whites 1 teaspoon vanilla
14 cup sugar 14. cup chopped nuts |

Beat egg whites to a froth, then add a light sifting of sugar
and beat until all is used. Then add vanilla and spread, on top of
unbaked cake. Spread chopped nuts on top of meringue. Bake 25
to 30 minutes at 325 or 350 degrees.

—Mrs. A. M. Brumwell.

LIGHT LAYER CAKE

114 cups sugar 14 cup butter
5 egg whites and yolk of one egg
34, cup milk 2 cups flour

2 tablespoons baking powder Coloring
Cream sugar with butter, add egg whites and yolk. Add milk,
flour and baking powder. Bake in three layers, coloring the
centre one pink. (Put the following filling between the layers:
1 cup brown sugar, 14 cup butter, rind and juice of two small
lemons, yolks of four eggs. 3
—Elizabeth Thompson.

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