Two level tablespoons baking powder,
One teaspoonful flavoring,
One cup of water or milk.

Beat just enough to mix, then fold in whites of two eggs, bake in
well-greased and floured deep layer-cake pans in moderate oven twenty
minutes.

Every variety of layer cake may be made from this foundation. To
chocolate layer cake--put together with chocolate icing and cover cake
with same icing.


DROP CAKES

Place in a mixing bowl

Three-quarters cup of sugar,
Yolks of two eggs.

Cream and then add

Four tablespoonfuls of shortening,
One and one-half cups of flour,
Three teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
Stiffly-beaten whites of two eggs.

Drop by the spoonful three inches apart on well-greased and floured
baking sheet. Bake in a moderate oven.