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Victorian Recipes:
Cakes & Teacakes

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Receipts for Teacakes (Peterson's, 1858)

Cakes and Puddings (Demorest, 1879)

How to Make Plain Cakes, by Phillis Browne (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1880)

Teacakes and Rolls for Breakfast and Tea, by Phillis Browne (Girl's Own Paper, 1883)

Cakes for the Family, by Lizzie Heritage (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1885)
Griddle cakes, coffee cake, cream cakes, crullers, and a host of cookie recipes will tantalize your palate in this collection!

Home-Made Wedding and Birthday Cakes: How to Make and Ice Them, by Phillis Browne (Girl's Own Paper, 1885)

Sentimental Cookery, by Ardern Holt (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1888)
Cakes suitable for a variety of holidays, including pan-cakes - for which in some areas there was a tradition of going from door to door to collect the ingredients.

Tea-Table Delicacies for the Summer Season, by P.H. Davis (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1889)
Tempting recipes, including Blancmange, Biscottines, and Sponge Cake.

Swiss Cakes and How to Make Them, by L. Stanton (Girl's Own Paper, 1890)
Almond Sugar-Bread, Swabian Bread, Chocolate Cake and Macaroons are just a few of the recipes in this collection!

Afternoon Tea-Cakes, by Constance (Girl's Own Paper, 1891)
Lemon Cakes, Cocoa-Nut Cakes, Cocoa Cones, and Almond Croquettes are just a few of the tempting dainties in this article.

Cakes for Afternoon Tea, by Phyllis Browne (Girl's Own Paper, 1892)

Icing and Decorating Cakes, by Marion Washburn (Ladies' Home Journal, 1892)

The Cakes of Other Climes, by Fanny Green (Girl's Own Paper, 1893)
This is a charming look at different types of cakes and their "occasions" in other countries - more of a cultural roundup than a recipe collection.

Christmas Cakes and Candies, by Frances E. Lanigan (Ladies' Home Journal, 1893)

Angels' Food, by Dora de Blaquière (Girl's Own Paper, 1894)
A host of "angelic" dishes, including various types of angel cakes, angel custard, angel fruit cakes, and even angel water.

Afternoon Tea Dainties (Girl's Own Paper, 1895)

Bread and Cakes (Girl's Own Paper, 1899)
Some delicious recipes, including Plum Cake, Scones, Shortbread, Almond Cakes and Chocolate Cake.

Delicacies for the Winter Tea-Table, by P.H. Davis (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1890)
Such treats as Apple Mould, German New Year Cake, Orange Gingerbread, Christmas Cake and Chocolate Tea-Cakes.

Cake Decorating, by Lina Orman Cooper (Girl's Own Paper, 1900)

Different Ways of Making and Serving French Pastry and Cakes (Girl's Own Paper, 1900)
This set of recipes is sure to make your mouth water! It also introduces the novel notion of measuring ingredients by quantity (e.g., cup, teaspoon, etc.) rather than weight! (Another old method was to use the price - i.e., "five-pence-worth of cream"!)

Foreign Cakes and Sweets (Girl's Own Paper, 1902)
A round-up of German recipes.

Toffee and a Cake (Girl's Own Paper, 1902)
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