Watkins Spice Cake

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This excellent spice cake recipe came from Watkins Cook Book of 1936.  Enjoy!  It makes a wonderful cake to serve at Christmas time.

Ingredients

Cooking Instructions

Cream the butter, slowly add sugar and beat well in a mixing bowl.  Separate the egg yolks and whites.  Beat the egg whites.  Add egg yolks and cold coffee to the butter and sugar mixture, stirring constantly as the yolks and coffee are added.  Sift the dry ingredients together for 4 times.  Now add them to the mixing bowl and beat for several minutes.  Fold in the   Add the dry ingredients after sifting them together 4 times.  Beat several minutes.  Fold in the beaten egg whites.  Pour the completed cake batter into 2 cake pans.  Bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees F.

Cool and covered with Watkins Boiled White Frosting (see recipe below)

Boiled White Frosting

Ingredients

Preparation Instructions

Stir sugar and water until the sugar dissolves.  Boil until thread stage, or 246 degrees F with a thermometer.  Slowly pour the mixture (while hot) into stiffly beaten egg whites, beat constantly and add flavoring.

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Watkins Christmas Cookies

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Background Information

This outstanding Christmas Cookie recipe has been a favorite in Watkins cookbooks for many years.  I collect Watkins cookbooks and found this easy to fix Christmas Cookies Recipe in an older Watkins Cook Book published back in 1936.  At the time, the 1936 Watkins Cook Book was the greatest selling cookbook of all time — with over 2 million copies sold.  This recipe is a great way to use Watkins Cinnamon, Watkins Baking Powder and any individual one of the following 3 Watkins extracts you might have on hand (Watkins Double-Strength Vanilla, Watkins Almond Extract or Watkins Lemon Extract).

Ingredients

Cooking Instructions

Cream butter, add sugar, followed by well-beaten eggs, nuts and Watkins Vanilla (or Lemon Extract, or Almond Extract).  Sift flour, salt, Watkins Cinnamon, Watkins Baking Powder and mix thoroughly. 

Roll on floured board.  Cut in fancy shapes, brush over dough with the white of an egg.  Baked in a greased pan or cookie sheet in preheated oven at 375 to 400 degrees F for 10 minutes.

Note:  The original 1936 recipe called for baking in a “Quick Oven” for 10 minutes.  Some research of vintage recipe terms found that a “quick oven” reference generally indicated a temperature of 375 to 400 degrees F, as opposed to a “slow oven” of 300 degrees F.  I can only assume that these references were to control knobs on ovens during the 1930′s.  More than likely, today’s more modern thermostat controls and precise temperature measurements did not exist on most ovens.  I’ve found that in our own oven these cookies turn out best when cooked at 375 degrees F for 12 minutes.

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Buying Watkins Products

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Are you in need of some Watkins products?  Many people call me every day looking to buy Watkins products, and not aware you can purchase them online.  In fact, you can buy Watkins product now by going to my online store.

If you’re shopping for Watkins products because you’ve used Watkins products in the past, you may be surprised to learn that Watkins manufacturers over 350 different products.  More than likely you’re familiar with what I call Watkins “Big Seven.”  What are the Watkins “Big Seven?”  I’m referring to seven popular Watkins products that have been around for a very long time, going back as far as 141 years, in the case of Red Liniment, or back to 1895, in the case of Watkins Original Double-Strength Vanilla extract.  Watkins Big Seven all-time best-selling products are as follows:

You will not go wrong in purchasing any one of these products.  They are all awesome products that represent a serious upgrade from any competitive products you might be using now.

In the coming days I will be focused on coverage of Watkins Top 25 Selling Products.  All of the Big Seven are on our Top-25 list of best sellers.

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Spice Up Your Holiday Cooking Season with Watkins Products

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Watkins products, the same Watkins products you grew up with, that your mother, grandmother and great-grandmother swore by and cooked with religiously, remains as true to its tradition of making the world’s best spices and seasonings as ever.   Watkins Incorporated, which was founded in 1868, has been making spices, seasonings, flavorings and extracts for North American households since the late 1800′s. 

Known far and wide for its Watkins Double Vanilla Extract, Watkins Cinnamon, Watkins Black Pepper and great home remedy products like Red Liniment, White Liniment, Menthol Camphor Rub, Petro-Carbo salve, Linimax, etc., Watkins has been a favorite supplier of home, family and personal care products since its humble beginning.

The fall and winter season is “Watkins Time,” for when holiday cooking begins to escalate, home cooks and bakers call their Watkins associate and order their vanilla, almond extract, lemon extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a host of other spices, seasonings, flavoring and extracts that will be used for to cook their favorite recipes.

To order your favorite Watkins products for the holiday season, visit our Watkins store now.  Just click here.  We also invite you to request a free Watkins catalog and we’ll ship it within 24 hours.  If you’re interested in becoming a Watkins associate and buying Watkins products at wholesale, request our free, no-obligation, Watkins Business Evaluation Kit now. 

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