CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE
- ⅓ cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- 1¾ cups flour
- 4 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
- ¼ 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. Put together with
CHOCOLATE FILLING AND ICING
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- Boiling water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ounces (2 squares) unsweetened chocolate
- ½ teaspoon grated orange peel
To sugar add boiling water very slowly to make a smooth paste; add vanilla, melted chocolate and orange peel. Spread between layers and on top of cake.
This makes a delicious dessert if baked in two layers, iced, and spread with slightly sweetened whipped cream.