ICE-CREAM CAKE

Because of the nature of the cake here given, it is called ice-cream cake. Only the whites of the eggs are used, and so the cake is white in color. It is baked in layers and is frosted with white icing.

ICE-CREAM CAKE

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1/2 c. butter
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2 c. sugar
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1 c. milk
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3 c. flour
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4 tsp. baking powder
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4 egg whites
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1 tsp. vanilla

Cream the butter, add the sugar gradually, and pour in the milk. Sift the flour and baking powder together and add them. Beat the egg whites until they are stiff, fold these in, and add the vanilla. Bake in layers, and put marshmallow filling between the layers and on top. Chopped hickory nuts may also be put between the layers and spread on top if a more delicious ice-cream cake is desired.

CORN-STARCH CAKE

An excellent cake will result when the following recipe is carefully worked out. It gets its name from the fact that corn starch is used for a part of the thickening. This cake is usually baked in a loaf-cake pan and then covered with icing.

CORN-STARCH CAKE
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1/2 c. butter
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1 c. sugar
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1/2 c. corn starch
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2 tsp. baking powder
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1-1/4 c. wheat flour
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1/2 c. milk
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3 egg whites
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1/2 tsp. vanilla
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1/2 tsp. lemon extract

Cream the butter and add the sugar gradually. Sift the corn starch, baking powder, and flour together. Add the milk and then the dry ingredients. Beat the egg whites until they are stiff and fold them in. Add the vanilla and lemon extract. Bake in a loaf-cake pan. Ice with chocolate or caramel icing.

CINNAMON CAKE

A cake that is inexpensive and not very rich but at the same time favored by many persons is the cinnamon cake here given. It is slightly dark in color, due to the cinnamon that is used in it. Caramel icing seems to be the most suitable for cake of this kind, but if desired white icing may be used.

CINNAMON CAKE

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1/2 c. butter
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1 c. sugar
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2 eggs
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1/2 c. milk
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1-3/4 c. flour
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3 tsp. baking powder
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2 tsp. cinnamon

Cream the butter and add the sugar gradually. Separate the eggs, beat the yolks, and add them to the mixture. Stir in the milk. Sift the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon together and add these. Beat the egg whites until they are stiff, and fold them into the cake dough. Bake in layers or in a loaf and ice with white or caramel icing.