Beat to thoroughly blend, if too thick, add one tablespoonful of boiling water, spread between layers and use for icing the cake. Cakes covered with butter cream icing may also be covered with finely chopped nuts or toasted cocoanut. To toast cocoanut, put cocoanut in pan in hot oven for few minutes, stirring frequently until it just begins to take the color.
SOFT GINGERBREAD
One cup of molasses,
One-half cup of sugar,
Eight tablespoons of shortening,
Two and one-half cups of flour,
One teaspoon of soda dissolved in one-half cup of water,
One teaspoon of ginger,
One-half teaspoon of cloves,
Two teaspoons of cinnamon,