Queen Cake

One pound of flour, one pound of white sugar, one-half pound of butter, one pound of currants, one-half pint of cream, four eggs, a teaspoonful of soda, Spice to taste. Leave out the currants and it makes a nice plain cake.

#Mrs. A. M. Dewey.

Mrs. D. Schuneman's Cup Cake, (1838)

Two coffee cups of sugar, one of butter; one of cream, three of flour, four eggs, one small nutmeg, one teaspoonful of soda.

Miss E. Adam's Madison Cake (1837)

Two pounds of flour, two pounds of sugar, two pounds of raisins, one ounce of citron, two pounds of currants, one and one-half pounds of butter, one pint of cream, twelve eggs, two nutmegs, cloves to taste, two teaspoonfuls of soda. Very nice without the fruit.

Sweet Cream Cake

Break two eggs into a teacup, fill the cup with sweet cream, one cup of sugar, one cup of flour, a teaspoonful of cream of tartar, one-half teaspoonful of soda, a little LeRoy salt, flavor to taste and beat thoroughly. This will make one loaf. Miss Mary Doane.

Loaf Cake

Two cups of sugar, one-half cup of butter, one cup of milk, three cups of flour, three eggs, two teaspoonfuls cream tartar, one teaspoonful of soda and one of vanilla.

Mrs. Smith.

Simple Sponge Cake

Two eggs, three tablespoonfuls of sweet milk, two-thirds of a cup of sugar, one cup of flour, one teaspoonful of lemon extract, one pinch of LeRoy salt. Mrs. Smith.

Bread Cake(1850)

Four cups bread dough, one cup of butter, two eggs, two cups of sugar, one teaspoonful of soda, one cup of raisins, spice to taste, let it rise and bake in a slow oven.

Mrs. A. M. Dewey.

Pound Cake

One pound of sugar, one pound of flour, three-quarters of a pound of butter, ten eggs and a half teaspoonful of soda.

Aunt Kate's Fruit Cake

One pound of flour, one pound of sugar, three-quarters of a pound of butter, four pounds of raisins, three pounds of currants, one-half pound of citron, nine eggs, one glass of brandy, one coffee cup of molasses, two ounces of spice cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg, one cup of hickory nuts. Bake three hours.

Spice Cake

One cup of molasses, one cup of sugar, two-thirds of a cup of butter, three eggs, three cups of flour, one teaspoonful of soda, one "teaspoonful of nutmeg, one and one-half tea-spoonfuls of cinnamon, one teaspoonful of cloves.

Mrs. Keyes.

Molasses Cake

One cup of molasses, one-half cup of sugar, one-half cup of shortening, one cup of hot water, one teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoonful of LeRoy salt. Mrs. Smith.

Imperial Cake

One pound of flour, one pound of sugar, three-quarters of a pound of butter, nine eggs, one and one-half pounds of raisins, a half pound of citron, one and one-half pounds of almonds, one nutmeg, the rind and juice of a lemon. Blanch and chop the almonds, seed and chop the raisins, cut citron in small pieces and flour all the fruit before stirring in the cake. Bake in a slow oven. Mrs. Bunn.