2 cups sugar. 1 cup corn starch. 2 cups flour. 1 cup butter. ½ cup sweet milk. Whites of 8 eggs. 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder. Bake in jelly-cake pans. Between each layer when done, on sides and top, spread icing, with grated cocoanut. A very pretty dish.--_Mrs. McG._ CORN STARCH CAKE. 1 cup butter. 2 cups sugar. 1½ cups corn starch. 2 cups flour. 1 cup milk, perfectly sweet. ½ teaspoonful soda. ½ teaspoonful cream tartar. Beat the sugar and butter together. Dissolve the soda and corn starch in the milk; put the cream tartar in the flour. Mix these well, and then add the whites of eight eggs well beaten.-_-Mrs. S._ WHITE FRUIT CAKE. 1 pound sugar. 1 pound flour. 1 pound butter. 1 pound blanched almonds. 3 pounds citron. 1 cocoanut. Whites of 16 eggs.--_Mrs. Dr. J._ _White Fruit Cake._ 1 pound pulverized sugar. ¾ pound butter. Whites of 12 eggs, beaten very light. 1 pound flour. 2 grated cocoanuts. 2 pounds citron, cut in small pieces. 2 pounds blanched almonds, cut in thin slices. Bake slowly. _White Fruit Cake._ Whites of 16 eggs, beaten well. 8 ounces butter. 1 pound flour. 1 pound sugar. 1 teacup citron. 1 cup almonds. 3 cups grated cocoanut. The citron and almonds to be cut and blanched, of course. _White Fruit Cake_ [_superior, tried recipe_]. 1 pound white sugar. 1 pound flour. ½ pound butter. Whites of 12 eggs. 2 pounds citron, cut in thin, long strips. 2 pounds almonds, blanched and cut in strips. 1 large cocoanut, grated. Before the flour is sifted, add to it one teaspoonful of soda, two teaspoonfuls cream tartar. Cream the butter as you do for pound cake, add the sugar, and beat it awhile; then add the whites of eggs, and flour; and after beating the batter sufficiently, add about one-third of the fruit, reserving the rest to add in layers, as you put the batter in the cake-mould. Bake slowly and carefully, as you do other fruit cake.--_Mrs. W._ BLACK CAKE. 1¼ pounds butter. 1½ pounds sugar. 1½ pounds flour. 1½ dozen eggs. 2 pounds stoned raisins. 2 pounds picked and washed currants. 1 pound sliced citron. 2 tablespoonfuls pulverized cloves. 2 tablespoonfuls nutmeg. 2 tablespoonfuls mace. 2 tablespoonfuls cinnamon. 1 tablespoonful powdered ginger. 1 teaspoonful salt. 2 wineglasses of brandy.--_Mrs. D._ _Black Cake._ 1½ pounds flour. 1½ pounds butter. 1½ pounds sugar. 1 pound citron. 2 pounds beaten raisins. 2 pounds sweet raisins, well cut. 2 pounds currants. The juice and rind of two lemons and two oranges, one teaspoonful of soda; after the beaten fruit is well beaten, add the cut fruit. The citron or orange peel should never be rubbed in flour.--_Mrs. P._ _Black Cake._