CHOCOLATE NUT CAKE
1⅓ cups pastry flour
¾ teaspoon Arm & Hammer or Cow Brand Baking Soda
½ teaspoon salt
⅓ cup butter, or other shortening
¾ cup sugar
1 egg
½ cup nutmeats, coarsely cut
2 ounces (2 squares) unsweetened chocolate
¾ cup sour milk or buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1. Sift, then measure flour. Sift again with the baking soda and salt.
2. Cream the butter until light and lemon colored. Add the sugar gradually, beating after each addition.
3. Slowly add the egg which has been beaten until it is almost as stiff as whipped cream.
4. Add the nutmeats, then the chocolate which has been melted and cooled.
5. Combine the vanilla and sour milk. Alternately add the dry and liquid ingredients, beating until smooth after each addition.
6. Turn into greased pan and bake in moderate oven.
Amount: 8 × 8 inch pan or a tube pan Temperature: 350° F.
Time: 40-45 minutes [See page 17]