2 cups light syrup
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
Boil syrup, butter and milk together until it forms a soft ball when tested in cold water. Cool slightly without stirring and pour while warm on cake.
Chopped nuts may be added while icing is still soft.
Cookies and Small Cakes
Cocoa Drop Cakes
4 tablespoons shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1-3/4 cups flour
3 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream shortening; add sugar and beaten egg; beat well and add milk slowly; sift flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa into mixture; stir until smooth; add vanilla. Put one tablespoon of batter into each greased muffin tin and bake in moderate oven about 20 minutes. Cover with boiled icing, [page 16].
Or bake in shallow pan; cool, and before removing cut across diagonally to make diamond-shaped pieces; cover with icing.