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PILGRIM COOK BOOK
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together, add the cup of milk and then stir in lightly the flour, in which the heaping spoon of baking powder has been sifted. Then stir in the chocolate which has been dissolved by placing in a cup and setting in hot water. Add the nuts and lastly the eggs, which should be beaten, whites and yolks separately.

Fudge Frosting: One and one-half tablespoons butter, ½ cup unsweetened powdered cocoa, 1¼ cups confectioners' sugar, a few grains salt, ¼ cup milk, little vanilla. Melt butter, add cocoa, sugar, salt and milk. Heat to boiling point and boil about 8 minutes. Remove from fire and beat until creamy. Add vanilla and pour over cake to depth of ¼ inch.—Mrs. Albrecht.

Ice Cream Cake.

Cream ½ cup butter and 1 cup sugar, then the well beaten yolks of 2 eggs; 1 cup milk sift 1½ cups flour with 2 level teaspoons baking powder and 2 teaspoons cocoa. Add the stiff whites of 2 eggs. Use butter cream filling.—Clara Steging.

Mahogany Cake.

Part 1: One-half cup of sweet milk, ½ cup of bitter chocolate; boil together until thick, then set aside. Part 2: One and one-half cups sugar, ½ cup butter, ½ cup milk 3 eggs, 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon soda dissolved in a little hot water. Mix Part 2 thoroughly, then stir in Part 1. Turn in tins. Bake slowly. Use butter cream filling.—Mrs. Piepho.

French Pastry Cake.

Two cups sugar, ½ cup butter, 3 yolks of eggs, ½ teaspoon baking soda dissolved in ½ cup sour milk or cream, ½ cup cocoa dissolved in ¾ cup boiling coffee or water, let it cool; 2 cups of flour, 3 beaten whites of eggs, flavor, if desired.

Filling: Three cups powdered sugar, 6 tablespoons cocoa, 6 tablespoons butter, 6 tablespoons coffee or water boiling.—Miss J. Villna.

Potato Cake.

Two cups sugar, ¾ cup butter, ½ cup chocolate melted, ¾ cup milk, 2½ cups flour, 1 cup mashed potatoes, 2 eggs, 2 tea-