Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 311, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1910 — APPLE SAUCE CAKE [ARTICLE]

APPLE SAUCE CAKE

RECIPES FOR VARIOUS KINDS OF PASTRIES. Fig Caramel Icing, Boil Cup of Brown Sugar and Cream, Tablespoon of Butter, Chop Figs—Way. to Make Sunshine Cake. Apple Sauce Cake. —Into one cup pf apple sauce put half a teaspoonful of soda and set to foam. Beat together one, cup sugar and one egg until light Add the apple sauce and beat again. Stir into this two and a hplf cups flour sifted, with two teaspoons of baking powder and half a teaspoon salt and one and a half cups chopped raisins. Lastly add half cup butter melted in a small saucepan. Bake in a rather slow oven. Best when eaten hot. Fig Carmel Icing.—Boil one and a half cups of brown sugar, three-quar-ters of a cup of thin cream, and half a tablespoon of butter, until the mixture forms a soft ball when dropped into cold water. Add a quarter pound of fine chopped figs. Beat until cool enough to spread. Dates can be used Instead of figs if liked. Two-Egg Sponge Cake. l —One cup stoned raisins, half pound almonds or walnuts, half pound figs, half pound citron. All chopped fine and add enough of frosting to make a soft paste. Frost top with a white boiled frosting. Cream Pie.—Make rich pie crust,, put bottom crust on large flat pie plate, then sprinkle with flpur. Put top crust on over flour. Do not press in. Brush top over with milk so as to have a rich brown pie. Bake and remove the top crust and when cool put in filling. For filling stir one-quarter cup of sugar with one tablespoon of flour thoroughly, pinch of salt, one cup milk. Boil till thick. Remove and add vanilla to taste. When cool fill crust and lay on the top crust. Cook boiler. Sunshine Layer Cake.—This part makes the sliver layers. Whites of five eggs beaten to a stiff froth, pinch of salt, three-quirters cupful fine white sugar, half cup flour sifted twice with one small teaspoon cream of tartar, flavor to suit taste. This makes first and third layers. Yolks of five eggs, one cup sugar, one and a third cupfuls flour sifted twice, one and a half cupfuls sweet milk, one and a half teaspoons soda dissolved in the milk and one teaspoon cream of tartar sifted in with the flour, flavoring and a pinch of salt. Put together with filling desired.