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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 21 April 1911, Page 5

TWO NICE CAKES. Queen Cakes.—Half a pound of line, flour, one teaspoonful and a half of baking powder, six ounces of caster sugar, a quartet- of a pound of currants, two ozs. of finely chopped candied peel, a quarter of a pound' of butter, three eggs, a quarter of a pint of milk. Beat tlu« butter and sugar to a cream, whip the eggs, and add them.. Then mix in by degrees the other ingredients, beating each well in. The baking powder should be. mixed with the flour, which shcuin bo shaken- in the- last thing'. Butter some small fancy tins, dust the ins ides with a mixture of caster sugar a.nd flour, fill each tin rather more than half full, and bake in a moderate oven for fifteen to twenty-five minutes. tlerm«.n Tea Cake.—Scald half a pint of milk, dip-solve it. in one ounce o fbuiter. a table-spoonful of caster sugar, half a- teaspoonful of salt. Let it cool to ■lukewarm, th-em add 1 the grated rind of half a lemon .t.ho third of a.n ounce of yea.st. stir till dissolved, beat in enough flour to make a thick batter, and put it in a warm place to rise. When li"ht, beat- it hard audi turn. i.nto a shallow well buttered tin and let it- rise again. Rub together two ounces of caster sugar, two ounces of softened butter, two ounces of flour, and two teaspoonsful of powdered cinnamon to form a paste. Spread this all over the cake, and bake in a quick oven. Serve with- either of these cakes the Elephant Brand Tea at 2s 2d per lb.. and l the guests will be delighted. 1 his Tea. is stron,o' and delicious, and is procurable from almost every grocer in the district.