Sponge Cake

Here's another recipe that grandma placed a big "X" next to signify that she liked and used it.

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
3 eggs
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla or lemon extract
1/8 cup cold water

Boil sugar and water without stirring until syrup spins a thread and add slowly to beaten egg whites, beating until mixture is cold; sift together three times, flour, salt and baking powder; beat egg yolks until thick; add a little at a time, flour mixture and egg yolks, alternately to white of egg mixture; add cold water and flavoring; mix lightly. Bake in ungreased tin in moderate oven about one hour.

Marble Cake

I was flipping the pages of a small cookbook that had fallen apart and was obviously used greatly by grandma over the years when I happened across this recipe which she had circled and put and star next to.

White Cake
3 Tbsp. shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. lemon extract
1/2 cup milk
1 cup flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
white of 1 egg

Cream shortening; add sugar slowly; add flavoring and milk. Beat well and add flour sifted with baking powder and salt. Mix in beaten egg white.

Dark Part
3 Tbsp. shortening
1/2 cup sugar
yolk of 1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 cup flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 Tbsp. cocoa

Cream shortening, add sugar slowly; add egg yolk and mix well. Mix in milk; add flour, baking powder, salt, spices and cocoa which have been sifted together. Put this batter by spoonfulsand same amount of white batter alternately into greased loaf pan but do not mix. Bake in moderate oven about 45 minutes. Cover with white icing.

Pound Cake

1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. lemon extract
5 eggs
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder

Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar very slowly, beating well. Add flavoring and yolks of eggs which have been beaten until pale yellow. Beat egg whites until light and add alternately a little at a time with the flour which has been sifted with baking powder four times. Beat well for several minutes until light and fluffy. Bake in greased loaf pan in moderate oven about one hour.

Apple Fritters

Plain Fritter Batter

1 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg
2/3 cup milk

Sift dry ingredients together; add beaten egg and milk; beat until smooth.

Apple Fritters
4 large apples
2 Tbsp. powdered sugar
1 Tbsp. lemon juice

Peel and core apples and cut into slices. add sugar and lemon juice. Dip each slice into plain fritter batter. Fry light brown in deep fat. Drain and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Fruits other than apples may be used in fritter by following the directions for apple fritters. Canned whole fruits drained from syrup may also be used. Chop fruit (not too fine) and stir into plain fritter batter. Drop by spoonfuls into deep hot fat, turning until brown. Drain and sprinkle with powdered sugar.