JUST DESSERTS: THE COOKBOOK OF ONLY DESSERTS

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg, beaten

1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups fruit fresh or stewed, dried or canned, drained

4 cups sifted flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

Whipped cream, optional

Cream half the butter, gradually adding sugar. Combine egg with milk and vanilla and add alternately with sifted dry ingredients, beating until smooth. Meanwhile melt remaining butter in heavy frying pan, sprinkle brown sugar over bottom of pan and arranging fruit over this. Pour in batter.

EGGLESS, MILKLESS, BUTTERLESS

CAKE

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1 1/2 cups water teaspoon grated nutmeg

1 1/2 cups seeded raisins

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup candied peel, cut small

2 cups sifted flour

4 teaspoons baking powder

1/3 cup shortening

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Boil together for three minutes sugar, water, fruit, shortening, spices and salt. Cool; add flour and baking powder sifted together and vanilla. Mix well and bake in well greased loaf pan in slow oven (330-360° F.) about one hour.

SCOTCH SHORTBREAD

1 1/2 cups sifted flour

3 cup butter

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup sugar

Blanched almonds

Sift flour and baking powder, work in butter, add sugar and knead; mix until thoroughly blended. Do not add any liquid, as this would entirely change the texture. Roll or pat out half an inch thick, cut into rounds with fluted cutter, place on flat baking sheet and press two or three almonds into each. Bake in slow oven (330-360° F.) about half an hour. If preferred, the mixture may be pressed into a baking pan dotted with almonds and after baking cut into squares or fingers.

PLAIN SPONGE CAKE