English Walnut Cake, Orange Dressing Recipe

Ingredients for English Walnut Cake, Orange Dressing Recipe

• Cream a fourth of a cup of butter, then add in order, beating thoroughly between each addition, half a pound of sifted powdered sugar, six yolks of eggs two level tablespoons of cocoa, one level teaspoon cinnamon, a fourth of a level teaspoon of cloves, an eighth of a level teaspoon of nutmeg, half a pound of English walnuts, finely chopped, a level cup of soft bread crumbs mixed with two teaspoons of baking powder and six whites of eggs beaten until stiff and dry. Bake in two layers and put together with the following:
• Orange Dressing

Instructions

1. Orange Dressing Recipe, Shell half a pound of English walnuts, reserve enough unbroken halves for garnishing the cake and chop fine the remainder.
2. To the juice and pulp of an orange, add a fourth of a pound of powdered sugar and the, chopped nut meats; cook three minutes, stir until it thickens, then spread.