Chocolate Filling and Icing
whites of 2 eggs
2 cups confectioner's sugar
1-1/2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 ounces chocolate
1 teaspoon butter
Beat whites until stiff; add sugar slowly, beating well; add milk, vanilla and chocolate which has been melted with butter; mix until smooth. Spread on cake.
Old-Fashioned Chocolate Filling
3 ounces melted chocolate
3 tablespoons cream
1 egg
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon corn starch
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Add melted chocolate and cream to beaten egg; mix in powdered sugar gradually; add corn starch which has been mixed with a little cold water; cook in top of double boiler, stirring constantly until smooth and thick; add salt and vanilla. Spread between layers of cake.
Soft Icing
2/3 cup light syrup
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons cold water
whites of 2 eggs
1 teaspoon corn starch
1/2 teaspoon Royal Baking Powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Boil syrup, sugar and water without stirring until syrup spins a thread; pour slowly into stiffly beaten egg whites and beat well. Add corn starch, baking powder and flavoring, and mix until smooth.