5 1940s cake Recipes

egg orange cake, jean springer and eileen van ort sent in this recipe which was popular in 1944 when eggs were scarce due to world war ii., cake flour, baking powder, salt, soft shortening, vanilla, milk, divided, egg, orange juice, orange rind, sugar

self-rising flour, margarine, sugar, milk, white vinegar, bicarbonate of soda, chocolate chips (or small childs jellys or almond chips or mixed fruit)

cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, egg, well beaten, milk

flour, salt, baking powder, sugar, eggs, milk (you can use up to 2 cups)