Marshmallow Devil’s Food Cake
Oven temperature: 350°F. (moderate)
Baking time: 40-50 min.
Yield: 1 large oblong loaf cake
Sift ...1½ cups sifted cake flour, 1¼ cups sugar, ½ cup cocoa, 1¼ teaspoons soda, ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon salt into mixing bowl
Add ...⅔ cup Homogenized Spry, ¾ cup milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat ...200 strokes (2 min. by hand or on mixer at low speed). Scrape bowl and spoon or beater.
Add ...¼ cup milk, 2 unbeaten eggs
Beat ...200 strokes (same as above)
Pour ...into oblong 8″x12″x2″ Sprycoated pan
Bake ...until cake tests done
Cool... and remove from pan, see [inside back cover].
Spread ...Marshmallow Frosting ([p. 11]) on sides and top, using short strokes to create attractive irregular effect.
Mark ...with knife into squares
Decorate ... alternate squares with 2 pecan halves.
10
Luscious Frostings
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