Raised Coffee Cake

Scald 2 cups milk, add 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1 teasp salt. When lukewarm add 1 compressed cake of yeast, dissolved in 1/2 cup lukewarm water, 2 well-beaten eggs, and enough flour to make a stiff batter. Lastly add 1 cup raisins and 1/2 cup citron cut fine. Let rise over night. In the morning stir up the mixture again and spread in buttered dripping pans to a depth of about 3/4 inch; cover and let rise, and then spread over the top a frosting made as follows: Melt 1/2 cup butter, add 3/4 cup sugar and 2 teasp cinnamon. When the sugar is about half melted add 6 tablesp flour. Spread this mixture over the top of cakes and bake from 20 to 30 minutes. This makes two good-sized cakes.-[Mrs. J. P. D., Neb.

Mocha Cake

Beat 2 eggs light, add 1 cup sugar gradually, and 1 1/2 cups flour sifted with 1 teasp cream tartar and 1/2 teasp soda; lastly add 1/2 cup boiling milk, in which dissolve 1 teasp butter. Beat until light and bake in two layers. When cool put together with the following filling: Cream 1/4 cup butter with 1 cup powdered sugar, add 2 teasp strong black coffee, 2 teasp powdered cocoa and 1 teasp vanilla extract. Frost top of cake with any preferred icing.- [P. H. K., Pa.