67. RAISIN SPICE CAKE.

--Most persons are very fond of cake containing raisins and spices. A good combination of spices used for such cake is cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg, cloves being used in the smallest quantity.

RAISIN SPICE CAKE ? 1/2 c. butter ? 3/4 c. sugar ? 2 eggs ? 2-1/4 c. flour ? 4 tsp. baking powder ? 2-1/2 tsp. spices ? 1 c. milk ? 1/2 c. raisins

Cream the butter, add the sugar gradually, and beat the eggs and add them. Sift the flour, baking powder, and spices together, and add these alternately with the milk, adding milk first. Fold in the raisins, pour the mixture into a loaf-cake pan, and bake in a moderate oven. This cake may be served with or without icing. 68. NUT SPICE CAKE. --Nuts and spices combine very well in cake, as shown in the accompanying recipe. This cake is usually baked in a loaf pan, and may be served with or without icing.

NUT SPICE CAKE ? 1/4 c. butter ? 1 c. sugar ? 2 eggs ? 2 c. flour ? 4 tsp. baking powder ? 1 tsp. cinnamon ? 1/2 tsp. cloves ? 1/2 tsp. ginger ? 3/4 c. milk ? 1/2 c. chopped nuts

Cream the butter, add the sugar gradually, and beat the eggs and add them. Sift the flour, baking powder, and spices together. Add the milk and dry ingredients alternately, fold in the nuts, pour into a loaf-cake pan, and bake in a moderate oven.

69. WAR CAKE. --Cakes of almost every description contain eggs, but very good cake can be made without eggs, as in the accompanying recipe. This cake, which is known as war cake, contains only a small quantity of butter. Raisins increase its food value and spices are used for flavoring.

WAR CAKE ? 2 c. sugar ? 2 Tb. butter ? 2 c. water ? 1 lb. raisins ? 3-1/2 c. flour ? 1 tsp. salt ? 1 tsp. cinnamon ? 1 tsp. allspice ? 1 tsp. mace ? 1 tsp. nutmeg ? 1/2 tsp. cloves ? 1 tsp. soda

Boil the sugar, butter, water, and raisins together, and cool. Then to the flour add the salt, spices, and soda, and sift these into the boiled mixture. Pour into a loaf-cake pan and bake.