Directions for Baking Cake

Have your oven ready. This is most important. The oven should be ready to bake the Cake immediately after it is well mixed, as standing makes the batter heavy.

Test the temperature of the oven before putting the Cake within. If you can hold your hand in the hottest part for a quarter of an hour the temperature will be correct.

If you have a Fahrenheit thermometer, let it be your guide as to the baking heat of the oven — 450 degrees is the proper heat for Drop Cakes, Rolls, Buns, Tea Cakes, Muffins, Puff Paste, etc. If you have not a thermometer, another good test is to throw a little corn meal or flour in the center of the oven. If the flour smokes before you can count ten, the oven is too hot. If it smokes at ten, the oven has the proper heat for the above Cakes.