Our Favorite Recipes (Yellow) (~1957)

  • Tomato Cake

    3 cups flour1 tsp. cinnamon1 tsp. cloves1 cup butter2-1/4 cups sugar4 eggs1 small can tomato sauce1-1/4 tsp. soda1 tsp. B. P.1/2 cup water Sift flour and spices, cream butter and sugar, add tomato sauce. Mix soda and baking powder with water and add last. Bake in 350 F. oven for 35 to 40 min. or…

  • Carrot Cake

    1/2 cup butter1-1/2 cups flour1-1/4 cups sugar1 cup grated carrots2 eggs3 tsp. baking powder1/2 tsp. salt1/4 cup milk1 tsp. lemon extract Cream butter, add sugar gradually. Cream until fluffy. Blend in unbeaten egg yolks one at. a time, beating well after each yolk. Stir in grated carrots, then sifted flour, baking powder and salt, alternating…

  • Tomato Cake #2

    Single Recipe —— Double Recipe 1/4 lb. —— 1/2 lb. butter 1 cup —— 2 cups sugar 2 egg yolks —— 4 egg yolks 3/4 —— 1 can tomato sauce 2 whites —— 4 egg whites (stiffly beaten) 1-1/2 cups —— 3 cups flour 1/2 —— 1 tsp. cloves 1/2 —— 1 tsp. nutmeg 1/4…

  • Guava Cake

    2 cups sugar2 blocks butter4 eggs1 cup guava pulp1/2 cup guava juice3 cups cake flour1 tsp. nutmeg1-1/4 tsp. baking soda1/4 tsp. cloves1/4 tsp. cinnamon Cream sugar and butter well. Add one egg at a time to creamed mixture. Sift flour, nutmeg, soda, cinnamon and cloves together. Mix guava pulp and juice together. Add flour mixture…

  • Fiesta Banana Cake

    Yield: 1 8-inch layer cake 2 cups cake flour, sifted1 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. baking soda3/4 tsp. salt2 eggs, unbeaten1-1/3 cups sugar1/2 cup shortening1/2 cup sour milk or buttermilk1 cup mashed ripe bananas1 tsp. vanilla1/2 cup chopped nuts Measure flour, baking powder, soda, salt and sugar into sifter. Place shortening in mixing bowl; stir to…

  • 7 Day Prune Cake

    1-1/2 cups granulated sugar1-1/2 cups cooked prunes3/4 cup shortening3 eggs, beaten2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour1/2 tsp. salt1 tsp. mace1 tsp. cinnamon1-1/2 tsp. soda3/4 cup boiling coffee Cream sugar and shortening, add beaten eggs and mix; add prunes. Sift together flour, salt, spices and 1/2 tsp. soda and add to prune mixture. Add coffee in which remaining…

  • Prune Cake #2

    2 cups flour 1 cup sugar 1 cup stewed prunes 3/4 cup prune juice 1/4 lb. butter 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. allspice 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 2 tsp. baking soda 3 eggs Cream butter with sugar, then add beaten eggs. Add prunes, flour with spices, prune juice gradually. Lastly add soda mixed with a little…

  • Chocolate Cake (1st Prize County Fair)

    3 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate (melted)1/2 cup milk1 well-beaten egg2/3 cup sugar1/2 cup shortening1 cup sugar1 tsp. vanilla2 eggs2 cups sifted cake flour1 tsp. soda1/4 tsp. salt2/3 cup milk Combine chocolate, 1/2 cup milk, well-beaten egg, and 2/3 cup sugar in saucepan. Cook over low heat until thickened, stirring constantly. Cool.Stir shortening to soften. Gradually…

  • Frosting

    1 cup sugar2 egg whites1/2 cup pineapple juice2 cups fresh grated coconut Combine sugar and pineapple juice and boil until it spins a thread. Pour slowly over the egg whites beaten until stiff. Continue beating until of good spreading consistency.

  • Coconut Cake

    1 cup shortening3 tsp. baking powder1 cup sugar1/2 tsp. salt3 eggs1/2 cup milk2 cups cake flour1 tsp. vanilla Cream shortening and sugar thoroughly; add 1 whole egg and 2 egg yolks and beat thoroughly between each addition. Add flavoring in milk. Sift together fiour, baking powder, and salt. Add alternately with milk to the creamed…