Page:Cakes, cookies and confections.djvu/21

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in a moderately slow oven. Cool, split, and put whipped cream, sweetened and flavored, between and on top. Garnish with angelica and candied cherries. This makes a most attractive dessert when baked in individual tins. When cool remove centers and fill with whipped cream.

Prune Cake

• 1 c. sugar
• ⅓ c. fat
• 2 eggs
• 1 ½ c. flour
• ½ tsp. nutmeg
• ⅓ tsp. cloves
• ½ tsp. cinnamon
• ½ to ⅔ c. sour milk
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 c. cooked prunes, cut into pieces
• 1 tsp. soda
• ¾ baking powder

Bake in a loaf or two layers.

Santa Barbara Cake

• ½ c. fat
• 1 c. sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 c. flour
• 1 tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 tsp. cloves
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 c. sour milk
• ¼ c. nuts chopped fine
• Nuts and raisins may be omitted

Blackberry Jam Cake

• 1 c. sugar
• ⅔ c. fat
• 1 c. sour milk
• 1 tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 3 eggs
• 2 c. flour
• ½ tsp. spice
• ½ c. blackberry jam

Mix as for butter cakes only mix the soda with the jam. Bake in layers and put together with icing or butter cream filling. Sweet milk may be