Preparation: Cream the yolks of eggs and the sugar; add the beaten whites of the eggs; mix the rolled crackers, finely chopped nuts and baking powder and add. Bake in three layers in a slow oven.
Stir powdered sugar with a little water, spread on top of cake and put on the walnut halves.
1 scant cup flour 1 scant cup sugar 1 tsp. baking powder 1 cup walnuts (cut) 1 cup dates (cut) 4 eggs
Preparation: Cream the eggs separately, add sugar, walnuts, dates, baking powder and flour. Bake in a buttered pan.
½ cup of sweet cream 3 eggs 1½ tsps. of vanilla 4 tbsps. of sugar
The preparation of the vanilla filling is the same as given in Chapter 19, No. 29, Layer Cake with Chocolate.
1 tsp. of butter ½ cup of milk 2 tbsps. of flour 1 cup of sugar ½ cup of chopped nuts 1 egg
Preparation: The ingredients, excepting the white of egg, are all mixed well. The mixture is cooked one minute, stirring constantly, then cooled and the beaten white of egg mixed in.
1 cup of sugar ¼ cup of water 1 cup of seedless chopped raisins 1 white of egg
Preparation: Water and sugar are stirred well, then boiled for one minute and taken from the stove. The raisins and beaten white of egg are mixed in and the filling spread on the cake, while still warm.
1 cup of sugar 1 cup of finely chopped nuts 1 cup of sour cream
Preparation: The ingredients are mixed and cooked for several minutes, stirring constantly.
2½ tbsps. of sugar 1 tbsp. of water ½ tsp. of vanilla 1 cup of blanched, ground almonds Whipped cream, to taste
Preparation: The sugar, water and vanilla are boiled 1 minute and spread on the cake while warm. The almonds are strewn on immediately, then cover with the sweetened whipped cream.
½ cup of milk 4 tbsps. of sugar 1 tsp. of lemon extract 2 eggs 1 tsp. of flour
Preparation: This is given in Chapter 19, No. 33, Sponge Cake.
½ cup of chopped walnuts ½ cup of chopped seedless or seeded raisins 1 cup of sugar ¼ tsp. of vanilla ¼ cup of water
Preparation: The ingredients are mixed and boiled, stirring constantly, then spread on the cake while still warm.
¼ lb. of sweet chocolate ½ cup of sugar 1 tsp. of vanilla 2 tbsps. of water 3 whites of eggs
Preparation: The chocolate is dissolved in the water, vanilla and sugar added and boiled 3 minutes while stirring constantly. Mix in the beaten whites of eggs while the chocolate is still warm.