Monday, June 11, 2018

Snow Balls

Ingredients

  • One pound of butter
  • One pound of flour
  • One pound of sugar
  • Ten eggs
  • Two teaspoons of mace
  • Two teaspoons of nutmeg
  • One large wineglass of brandy
  • One wineglass of wine
  • One pound of citron
  • One pound of almonds

Directions

  1. Separate the white of the eggs from the yolks
  2. Mix the yolks and the sugar together
  3. Beat the whites to a very light froth
  4. Add the whites to the yolks and sugar
  5. Cream the butter and mix it in
  6. Beat the mixture very light
  7. Mix in the flour into the mixture
  8. Beat it until it is smooth
  9. Add the mace and nutmeg to the mix
  10. Add wine, brandy, raisins, citron, and almonds to the mix
  11. Stir all well together
  12. Butter the cups
  13. Fill the cups nearly full with mix
  14. Bake in a quick oven
Prepared by Alexis Byars
June 11, 2018

Snow Balls

Ingredients

  • One pound of butter
  • One pound of flour
  • One pound of sugar
  • Ten eggs
  • Two teaspoons of mace
  • Two teaspoons of nutmeg
  • One large wineglass of brandy
  • One wineglass of wine
  • One pound of citron
  • One pound of almonds

Directions

  1. Separate the white of the eggs from the yolks
  2. Mix the yolks and the sugar together
  3. Beat the whites to a very light froth
  4. Add the whites to the yolks and sugar
  5. Cream the butter and mix it in
  6. Beat the mixture very light
  7. Mix in the flour into the mixture
  8. Beat it until it is smooth
  9. Add the mace and nutmeg to the mix
  10. Add wine, brandy, raisins, citron, and almonds to the mix
  11. Stir all well together
  12. Butter the cups
  13. Fill the cups nearly full with mix
  14. Bake in a quick oven
Source — "Creole Cookery Book"
Prepared by Alexis Byars
June 11, 2018

Coffee Cake

Ingredients

  • One cup of sugar
  • One cup of butter
  • One cup of molasses
  • One egg
  • One cup of coffee
  • One teaspoonful of soda
  • Four cups of flour
  • One pound of raisins 
  • One tablespoonful of cloves
  • One tablespoonful of cinnamon
  • One tablespoonful of nutmeg

Directions

  1. Mix together one cup of sugar, one cup of butter, one cup of molasses, and one egg
  2. Add one cup of warm coffee to the mixture
  3. Add one teaspoonful of soda, four cups of flour, and one pound of raisins or currants
  4. Add one tablespoonful each of cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg
Prepared by Alexis Byars
June 11, 2018

Cup Cake

Ingredients

  • Two and one half cups of unsifted flour
  • Two cups of sugar
  • One cup of butter
  • Eight egg whites
  • One half cup of sweet milk
  • Two teaspoons of yeast powder

Directions

  1. Sift two teaspoons of yeast powder in the flour, butter and sugar
  2. Beat the eight egg whites
  3. Add the mixture to the egg whites
  4. Add the flour
  5. Add the milk into the mixture
Prepared by Alexis Byars
June 11, 2018

Plain Cake

Ingredients

  • Twelve eggs, ten whole ones and two yolks
  • One pound of sugar
  • One pound of butter
  • One pound of flour
  • One glass of wine

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Mix all of the ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
  3. Pour the mixture into a greased cake pan.
  4. Bake for 25 minutes in a preheated oven.
Prepared by Alexis Byars
June 11. 2018

Plain Cake

Ingredients

  • Twelve eggs, ten whole ones and two yolks
  • One pound of sugar
  • One pound of butter
  • One pound of flour
  • One glass of wine

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Mix all of the ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
  3. Pour the mixture into a greased cake pan.
  4. Bake for 25 minutes in a preheated oven.
Source — "Creole Cookery Book"
Prepared by Alexis Byars
June 11. 2018

Cup Cake

Ingredients

  • Two and one half cups of unsifted flour
  • Two cups of sugar
  • One cup of butter
  • Eight egg whites
  • One half cup of sweet milk
  • Two teaspoons of yeast powder

Directions

  1. Sift two teaspoons of yeast powder in the flour, butter and sugar
  2. Beat the eight egg whites
  3. Add the mixture to the egg whites
  4. Add the flour
  5. Add the milk into the mixture
Source — "Creole Cookery Book"
Prepared by Alexis Byars
June 11, 2018