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16. Vienna Cake. For the cake use 1/2 pound of freshened butter, 1/2 pound of
powdered sugar, 1/2 pound of sifted flour, 2 ounces of finely pounded almonds,
the grated rind of a lemon and 10 eggs. For a cream to cover the cake take nice
apples, the juice of a lemon, 1 cupful of arrac, 2 heaping tablespoonfuls of
sugar, a piece of butter the size of 2 walnuts and the yolks of 3 eggs.
Stir butter, sugar and lemon peel together, gradually add, constantly stirring
the yolks of the egg and the almonds, and stir for 1/2 hour as given under No. 1
Then stir into it the flour and the beaten whites of the eggs; this will make
3-4 cakes. Grate some sour apples, take the juice and put it into an enameled
kettle add sugar and cook, stirring often, until it begins to thicken, add lemon
juice, butter and the yolks of the eggs, take from the fire and mix through it
the arrac. Spread this over the cake and proceed as given under No. 15. Instead
of this cream different fruit jellies can be used.
17. Geneva Cake. 1 pound of sifted flour, 1 pound of melted butter, 1 pound of
powdered sugar, 1/4 pound of grated almonds, the grated peel of a lemon and 26
eggs.
12 of the eggs are boiled until hard, grate the yolks, and mix them with the
almonds; after the butter be comes hard it is creamed and then gradually add 6
whole eggs, constantly stirring, also the yolks of 8 eggs, sugar, lemon peel,
almonds and at last the flour. This dough will make 6 cakes; bake them to a dark
yellow color, spread with jelly, marmalade or fruit or with lemon cream as given
under No. 15, and lay one on the other. After trimming the edges pour a frosting
over the top.
18. Punch Layer Cake. 3/4 pound of butter, 3/4 pound of sugar, 3/4 pound of
cornstarch, 9 eggs, 1 lemon, 1/2 cupful of arrac. The butter is freshened,
creamed and stirred with the yolks of the eggs, sugar, lemon peel and lemon
juice for 1/2 hour, as given under No. 1. Then add the starch, lighty stir
through it the beaten white of the eggs, and after the arrac is stirred through
the cake it is baked the same as sand cakes.
Cover the cakes with punch frosting.
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