Beat to a smooth cream and then spread on the cake.

ENGLISH SEED CAKES

  Three-quarters cup of sugar,
  One egg,
  Five tablespoons of shortening,
  Two cups of flour,
  Four teaspoons of baking powder,
  Three-quarters cup of milk,
  Two tablespoonfuls of caraway seeds.

Place in a mixing bowl and beat to mix.  Pour into a well-greased pan and place the following mixture on top: 

Place in a mixing bowl

  Six tablespoons of flour,
  Four tablespoons of brown sugar,
  One and one-half tablespoons of caraway seeds,
  Two tablespoonfuls of shortening.

Rub between the fingers until fine and crumbly.  Spread over the top of the cake and bake in a moderate oven for thirty-five minutes.

To prepare the pan:  Use a deep layer-cake pan and grease it.  Then line with paper and grease again.

ENGLISH ROCKS

Place in a mixing bowl

  One and one-half cups of brown sugar,
  Two-thirds cup of shortening,
  Two eggs,
  One teaspoon of soda, dissolved in
  Four tablespoons of water,
  Two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon,
  One teaspoonful of nutmeg. 
  Two and one-half cups of flour,
  One and one-half cups of finely chopped nuts,
  One and one-half cups of finely chopped raisins.

Mix thoroughly and drop by a teaspoon on a well-greased and floured baking sheet and bake for twelve minutes in a moderate oven.

FRUIT CAKE

A handsome and rich fruit cake is usually the accepted cake for weddings and anniversaries.  In the days of long ago the young women of the household delighted to show their skill in the making and baking of this queen of cakes.  In those days folks felt that it was an indispensable feature of the feast, and the reveler of to-day holds it in equal esteem as did his grandad before him.  Here is an old and treasured recipe: 

Place one glass of spiced jam in a bowl and add

  One tablespoon of cocoa,
  One teaspoon of cinnamon,
  One-half teaspoon of nutmeg,
  Two tablespoons of vanilla extract.

Beat to thoroughly mix and then spread over the cake.  Set the cake in a deep aluminum saucepan or stone crock and put in a warm room to ripen, until just before Christmas.  Then remove the cake from the crock and wipe with a cloth which has been wrung very dry from hot water, then ice with chocolate icing.

AN INEXPENSIVE FRUIT CAKE

  One cup of syrup,
  One-half cup of brown sugar,
  One-half cup of shortening,
  One egg.

Cream well and then add

  Three cups of flour,
  One-half cup of cocoa,
  Three level tablespoons of baking powder,
  One cup of black coffee,
  One level tablespoon of cinnamon,
  One teaspoon of nutmeg,
  One-half teaspoon of cloves,
  One-quarter teaspoon of ginger,
  One package of seedless raisins,
  One cup of seeded raisins,
  One cup of finely chopped peanuts,
  One cup of finely chopped prunes.