Marble Cake II
Make plain cake [page 10]; save one-third of batter and add to it 1-1/2 squares melted unsweetened chocolate. Drop by spoonfuls into white batter after putting in pan. Bake in moderate oven about 45 minutes.
Feather Cocoanut Cake
1-1/2 cups flour
7/8 cup sugar
2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder
2 tablespoons melted shortening
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1/2 cup fresh grated cocoanut
Sift flour, sugar and baking powder. Add shortening and beaten egg to milk and add to dry ingredients. Mix well, add flavoring and cocoanut and bake in greased loaf pan in moderate oven 35 to 45 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, or ice with white icing, [page 16] with grated cocoanut sprinkled on top.
Chocolate Layer Cake
1/3 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup milk
1-3/4 cups flour
4 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream shortening; add sugar gradually, beating well; add beaten egg, one-half the milk and mix well; add one-half the flour which has been sifted with salt and baking powder; add remainder of milk, then remainder of flour and flavoring; beat after each addition. Bake in greased layer cake tins in moderate oven 15 to 20 minutes.
3 cups confectioner's sugar
boiling water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
To sugar add boiling water slowly to make a smooth paste; add vanilla, melted chocolate and orange peel. Spread between layers and on top of cake.
Orange Layer Cake
1/3 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cup milk
1-3/4 cups flour
3 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream shortening; add sugar and egg yolks; mix well and add half the milk; add half the flour which has been sifted with baking powder; mix in flavoring, milk and remainder of flour. Bake in two greased layer cake tins in moderate oven about 20 minutes.
whites of 2 eggs
1-1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
rind and soft pulp of 1 orange
Whip eggs to stiff froth; add sugar, a little at a time, until stiff enough to spread. Whip in pulp and rind of orange. Orange coloring may be added if desired.