Half a pound of citron
improves it; but it is not necessary. To be baked two hours and a
half, or three hours. After the oven is cleared, it is well to shut
the door for eight or ten minutes, to let the violence of the heat
subside, before cake or bread is put in.
To make icing for your wedding cake, beat the whites of eggs to an
entire froth, and to each egg add five teaspoonfuls of sifted loaf
sugar, gradually; beat it a great while. Put it on when your cake is
hot, or cold, as is most convenient. It will dry in a warm room, a
short distance from a gentle fire, or in a warm oven.
LOAF CAKE.
Very good loaf cake is made with two pounds of flour, half a pound
of sugar, quarter of a pound of butter, two eggs, a gill of sweet
emptings, half an ounce of cinnamon, or cloves, a large spoonful of
lemon-brandy, or rose-water; if it is not about as thin as goad white
bread dough, add a little milk. A common sized loaf is made by these
proportions. Bake about three quarters of an hour.
A handy way to make loaf cake is, to take about as much of your white
bread dough, or sponge, as you think your pan will hold, and put it
into a pan in which you have already beat up three or four eggs, six
ounces of butter warmed, and half a pound of sugar, a spoonful of
rose-water, little sifted cinnamon, or cloves.
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