MARTHA WASHINGTON CAKE
Four eggs,
Two cups of sugar,
One cup of butter,
One cup of sweet milk,
Three cups of flour,
One teaspoonful of baking powder,
One-half pound of raisins,
One teaspoonsful each of Cinnamon, cloves and allspice.
Cream butter and sugar and add to well beaten eggs. Next add the milk, flour, baking powder, raisins and spices. Bake in layers in moderate oven.
FILLING FOR MARTHA WASHINGTON CAKE
Two cups of sugar,
Juice and grated rind of two lemons,
Two cups of grated cocoanut,
One cup of boiling water.
When this begins to boil, add one tablespoonful of cornstarch dissolved in a little cold water. Cook until it spins a thread, then beat until creamy and spread between layers.
CHOCOLATE SAUCE
1 tablespoonful of butter,
1 cupful of sugar,
2 tablespoonsful of cocoa,
4 tablespoonsful of boiling water.
Put the butter into an agate dish on the stove; when melted, stir in the cocoa and sugar dry; add boiling water and stir until smooth. Add vanilla to taste.
