easpoonful vanilla. Cream the sugar and butter, add milk,
flour and cornstarch into which the baking powder has been thoroughly
sifted, stir in the whites of eggs quickly with the flavoring.

~BUTTERMILK CAKE--~Cream three tablespoons of butter with one cup of
sugar, add one cup of buttermilk, one well beaten egg, two cups of flour
sifted with four teaspoons of baking powder and one-half cup of seeded
raisins cut in pieces and rolled in flour.

~CHOCOLATE CAKE--~Beat one cup of butter to a cream with two cups of
sugar, add the yolks of five eggs, beaten until light-colored, and one
cup of milk. Sift three and one-half cups of flour with five level
teaspoons of baking powder and add to the first mixture. Stir well and
fold in the beaten whites of two eggs. Beat in layer cake tins and
spread the following mixture between when the cakes are nearly cold.
Beat one and one-half cups of powdered sugar, three level tablespoons of
cocoa, one teaspoon of vanilla, and the whites of three eggs together
until a smooth mixture is made that will spread easily. The exact amount
of sugar varies a little on account of size of eggs.

~CHOCOLATE CAKE~--Cook one cup of sugar, one-half cup of milk, one-half
cup of grated chocolate and the beaten yolk of one egg together until
smooth. When done add a teaspoon of vanilla and cool. Beat one-half cup
of butter to a cream, add one cup of sugar slowly, and beat smooth. Add
two beaten eggs, one-half cup of milk, two cups of flour in which
two-thirds teaspoon of soda has been sifted and when well beaten add the
cool chocolate mixture. Bake in four layers and put together with a
white boiled icing.

~CHOCOLATE CAKE~--Cook one cup of sugar, one-half cup of milk, one cup
of grated chocolate and the beaten yolk of one egg together until
smooth. When done add a teaspoon of vanilla and cool. Beat one-half cup
of butter to a cream, add one cup of sugar slowly and beat smooth. Add
two beaten eggs, one-half cup of milk, two cups of flour in which
two-thirds teaspoon of soda has been sifted, and when well beaten add
the cool chocolate mixture. Bake in four layers and put together with a
white boiled icing.

~CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE~--Beat a half cupful butter to a cream, adding
gradually one cupful sugar. When light beat in a little at a time, a
half cupful milk and a teaspoonful vanilla. Beat the whites of six eggs
to a stiff froth and sift a teaspoonful and a half with two cupfuls
flour. Add the