POPPY SEED CAKE (Continued) poppy seeds, soda and salt. Combine buttermilk or sour milk and banana. Alternately add dry ingredients and buttermilk mixture beating well after each addition. Stirin raisins. Turn into greased and floured 10 inch fluted tube pan spreading batter evenly. Bake at 350 degrees 45-55 minutes or until done. Cool in pan 10 minutes, invert to wire rack. Cool completely. Cream Cheese Topping: 1/4 c. honey 1 tsp. vanilla 3 0Z. cream cheese, softened 1c. milk powder 2 Tbsp. butter toasted sliced almonds Combine honey, cream cheese, butter and vanilla. Beat until fluffy. Add milk powder and beat well. To serve, slice cake, ab a dollop of cream cheese topping and garnish with toasted sliced almonds on each slice. WAR CAKE Julie Roberts 1 box seedless raisins (11/2 c.)4c. flour 2c. boiling water . 1 tsp. soda 3 heaping Tbsp. lard 1 tsp. allspice 2c. white sugar 1 Tbsp. baking powder 3/4 c. cold water Add dates if desired Put the raisins on heat with boiling water and simmer gently 5 minutes. Put lard in a bowl and add sugar and cold water and mix. Sift and add flour, soda, allspice and baking powder. tog “es a buttered and floured 9x13 pan. Bake 325-350 degrees or 1 hour. RHUBARB CAKE Lois Dettling 2c. flour 1c. milk 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. vanilla 1/4 tsp. salt 21/2 c. diced Rhubarb 11/2 c. brown sugar 1/2 c. white sugar mixed ps c. margarine with 1 tsp. cinnamon ege Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, soda and salt; set aside. In large bowl cream margarine and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg. Mix in flour mixture alternately with milk until well blended. Stir in vanilla and rhubarb. Grease large square cake pan 9x12 - foldin batter. Sprinkle top with white sugar and cinnamon mix. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 40 minutes. -26- Cranbrook, B.C, ' f ; a q