APPLE SAUCE CAKE
One cup of butter,
One cup of brown sugar,
One cup of apple sauce,
One and one-half teaspoonsful of soda (mixed in with
apple sauce),
Two cups of flour,
One cup of raisins,
One cup of currants,
Two eggs.
BETSY ROSS POUND CAKE
One pound of flour,
Three-fourths pound of butter,
One pound of sugar,
Twelve eggs,
Cream butter and about two-thirds of the flour together. Beat whites of eggs to a stiff froth, beat yolks of eggs and sugar together until very light. Mix thoroughly all the ingredients, stirring in last the loose flour. Bake in a slow oven until done.
MARSHMALLOW FILLING
One-fourth pound of marshmallows,
Whites of two eggs,
One cup of sugar,
One-half cup of water.
Boil sugar and water until it spins a thread. Cut up marshmallows and pour boiling water over them to steam. When sugar is done, pour gradually over the whites of two eggs beaten stiff, then add marshmallows; beat until creamy and spread on cake layers.
