Tip Top Cake

I have found these two recipes in the last two books I got.  Interesting how sometimes things group together. 

The only info I have is from these two recipes; searching the internet all I get is a couple of bakeries named Tip top Cakes.  I will keep looking but not a lot of explanation on them so far.

There are a couple references to them

http://recipe-for-milk-cake.blogspot.com/2010/08/looking-for-recipe-for-tip-top-cake.html

“Mary At The Farm And The Book Of Recipes

by Edith M. Thomas 1915

MARY’S COLLECTION OF RECIPES

TIP-TOP CAKE

1 lb. granulated sugar.

1 cup butter.

1 cup milk.

4 eggs.

1 lb. chopped raisins. (Citron may be used instead of raisins.)

a nutmeg, grated.

5 scant cups of flour.

5 teaspoonfuls baking powder.

Mix together same as ordinary cake and bake in a loaf. This Aunt Sarah considered one of her finest cake recipes. She had used it for years in her family. The friend who gave this recipe to Aunt Sarah said: ‘;A couple of tablespoonfuls of brandy will improve the cake.”

This is a wonderful source for food history;

https://www.foodtimeline.org/foodcakes.html

They look like a nice simple type of cake and as the newspaper recipe says; “this cake is no trouble at all to make”. 

A small book from Lebanon PA that is dated 1875.

A ledger cook book from Wabash Indiana and dates found are from 1910’s to the 1920’s

DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR

As an ongoing feature here, I will add to this each day the recipes out of several books I have that are dated or from calendar books

The list of names for the people who contributed recipes for these books are listed here;

https://kitchenrecipetreasures.com/2021/03/04/daily-recipes-by-calendar-family-names/

Visit my ebay store to find some great kitchen utensils and collectables to go along with these vintage and antique recipes.

https://www.ebay.com/str/ozziesattic720?_trksid=p2047675.l2563