Recipes Featuring Cream of tartar
- Queen's Cake
1 cup butter
3 cups white sugar
6 egg yolks
1 cup milk
2 tsps vanilla or lemon extract
4 cups flour
2 heaping tsps cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp warm water
6 egg whites, beaten to - White Mountain Cake | 8 egg whites
8 egg whites
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 cups flour, sifted
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp baking soda
Lemon - Snow Cake | 10 egg whites, beaten light
10 egg whites, beaten light
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup flour, sifted
2 tsps cream of tartar
Salt
Flavoring
- Silver Cake | 1 cup sugar
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/4 tsp baking soda
4 egg whites
Lemon flavoring - Crisp Cookies
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 eggs, well beaten
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsps cream of tartar
1 Tbsp milk
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
Flour, sifted
- Cornstarch Cake | 1 cup butter
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups cornstarch
2 cups flour
1 cup milk
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
8 egg whites, well beaten - Angel Cake | 11 egg whites
11 egg whites
1 1/2 cups sugar, sifted once
1 cup flour
1 tsp cream of tartar, sifted 4 times
1 tsp vanilla - Orange Cake | 8 eggs
8 eggs
1 1/2 lbs sugar
1 1/2 lbs flour, sifted
3/4 lb butter
1 pint milk
2 tsps cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
For the icing:
6 oranges
2 lbs sugar
- Groom's Cake
1 pound sugar
1 pound butter,
1 pound flour
1 pound citron
2 pounds raisins, currants
10 eggs
1 teaspoon soda,
2 teaspoons of cream of tartar (or 3 teaspoons of baking powder)
- Maraschino Opera Fudge
2 cups sugar
1 cup heavy cream
1/8 tsp cream of tartar
1 Tbsp maraschino cordial
1/6 cup candied cherries, cut in small pieces
1/6 cup citron, cut in small pieces
