For Beginners and the Best of Cooks

EASY MARBLE CAKE

Cream ‘well.:. 50.3... .. 44 cup shortening
Work in gradually. . “£8 cup sugar
Beat very light...... 3 eggs

and beat into mixture.
Sift and measure..... .1% cups pastry flour
Sift twice with.......44 teaspoon salt
1% teaspoons baking
7 powder
er alternately with.. ve cup milk
 . ae So eee l4 teaspoon vanilla
Divide mixture in half.

To one part add..... 1% squares choco-
; ate
PM Rt SS 4 tablespoon short-
ening

that have been melted
over hot but not boil-
ing water.
Pere WG i ei os % teaspoon cinna-
mon
14 teaspoon clove
: 14 teaspoon allspice
a os oe 4 cup raisins
that have ae coated
previously with some =
of the measured flour.

Drop spoonfuls of the light’ and dark
mixtures alternately into a greased and
floured loaf or square pan. Bake in a mod-
erate oven, 350° F., 45 to 60 minutes, accord-
ing to depth.

SPICE CAKE
Cream well.......... lg cup shortening
Work in gradually....44 cup (packed)
brown sugar _
Beat well. ...4 553.51 2 eggs
and beat into mixture.
Sift and measure..... 14% cups pastry flour
and sift twice with... .34 teaspoon baking
soda
_ ¥% teaspoon salt
iteaspooncinnamon

1% teaspoon allspice
14 teaspoon ginger
4 teaspoon nutmeg

Add a spoonful of dry

mixture to first mix-

ture, then begin add-

0 ee ee eee 54 cup corn syrup

alternating with dry

materials until all are

combined.

Stirinslowly........ 4 cup boiling water

Turn into greased and

floured pan and bake

30 to 40 minutes in an

oven at 325° F.

Good with a brown sugar frosting, or
white icing.

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PINEAPPLE UP-SIDE-DOWN CAKE

Melt in asquare pan

(preferably about 8x 8

GRO) 5 cs esas tis ak 3 tablespoons butter |

Spread evenly with...24 cup brown sugar

Arrange on this...... Pineapple slices

with, if desired....... Glacé cherries or
nutmeats

as border or in centre

of pineapple slices.

For cake batter:

Cream well.......... 31% tablespoons

shortening

Blend in thoroughly. .14 cup sugar

Beat well and add....2 eggs

Sift and measure..... 1 cup pastry flour

Sift twice with....... 1 teaspoon baking
! powder

\y teaspoon salt
Add alternately to
gh a eangita sl with 44 cup pineapple
juice |

Turn carefully over pineapple and bakeina
rather slow oven, 325° F., 50 to 60 minutes.

Turn up-side-down on serving dish. Cut
in squares; serve plain, or with pour or
whipped cream or a sauce.

MAPLE UP-SIDE-DOWN CAKE

Melt in 8-inch square

Sea Ae ee ak 144 cup butter _
Sprinkle over it...... 1 cup shaved maple
sugar
oa cc ee 14 cup chopped wal-
- guts -
Mix as mock sponge...2 eggs

24 cup sugar

4 tablespoons hot
water

24 cup pastry flour.

34 teaspoon baking
powder

14 teaspoon salt
1g teaspoon vanilla

(see page 21)

Pour « over mixture already in pan. Pound
gently 8 times. Bake in a slow oven, 300°
F., 40 minutes. Turn up- -side-down on a
serving dish. Cut in squares and serve
warm, with or without whipped cream.