The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-04-22
Homemakers' Column
Edited by Miss Mildred Barton, Home
Demonstration Agent, Oakland
Baking With Baking Soda And
Chocolate or Soda

Baking With Baking SODA AND
Chocolate or Soda
Have you ever been disappointed in
the color of your chocolate cake ?
Color is linked with the kind and
amount of leavening used. The color
ing matter of chocolate or cocoa, COM
monty known as "cocoa-red" may
change from yellow to red-brown I'M
der varying conditions Of acidity or
alkalinity. When tested chemically, a
chocolate cake having a brown color
will usually be slightly acid, while one
having a reddish to red-mahogany
color will generally be mildly alkaline.
Baking soda is an exceedingly weak
alkaline material. If the cake recipe
calls for very slight excess of baking
soda "a bit more baking soda than is
neutralized by the acid materials pres
metz, the cake will have a very slight
alkaline reaction and therefore a red
to red-mahogany color. This attrac-
tive color automatically develops in
the "cocoa-red" even though the slight
alkalinity is imperceptible to the taste.
Conversely, if there is greater guam
tity of available acid material than can
be neutralized by the specified amount
of baking soda, the cake will have an
acid reaction and hence brown color.
The following recipe makes "Devips
Food Cake" with a deep red mahog-
any color and a delicious and decided
chocolate flavor. The deep red color
is not due to a great excess of baking
soda but, rather, to the use of gen.
erous amount of chocolate and a slight
excess of baking soda.
DEVILS Food Cake
One and three-fourths cups cake
flour, y teaspoon salt, " cup butter
or other shortening, IN cups sugar, 2
eggs, squares (ounces) unsweet-
ened chocolate, 1 cup sweet milk, 1
teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon
vanilla.
l. Sift, then measure the flour, sift
again with the salt.
2. Cream the butter until light and
lemon colored. Gradually add sugar,
beating after each addition.
8. Add eggs, unbeaten, one at a
time, beating until the mixture re-
sembles fluffy hard sauce.
a. Melt the chocolate over water.
When cooled, add to the butter-sugar
mixture.
5. Dissolve the baking soda in the
milk, then add vanilla.
6. Add the dry and liquid ingred-
tents, small amount at time, beat
ing after each addition.
z. Turn into a creased loaf pan.
Bake in moderate oven.
s. Frost with Seven Minute icing
and when firm, pour thin coating
of unsweetened melted chocolate over
the top.
Choice Chocolate Cake
Two and one-half cups cake flour, l
teaspoon baking soda, y teaspoon
salt, p cup butter or other shortening,
IA cups sugar, 2 eggs, 3 squares
(ounces) chocolate, cup sweet milk.
1. Sift, then measure the -four. Sift
three times with the baking soda and
salt.
2. Cream the butter until light and
lemon colored. Gradually add sugar,
beating after each addition.
8. Slowly add the eggs which have
been beaten until they are almost as
stiff as whipped cream.
4. Melt the chocolate over hot water.
When cool, add to the butter-sugar
mixture.
5. Combine vanilla and milk.
Gradually add dry and liquid ingred-
tents beating after each addition.
6. Turn into a creased loaf pan.
Bake in a moderate oven, $50 degrees
F, 35 to 40 minutes.
Chocolate Wonder FrOsting
One three-ounce package cream
cheese, tablespoons top milk, 2 cups
sifted confectioners sugar, 2 squares
(ounces) unsweetened chocolate, dash
of salt.
1. Beat the cream cheese and top
milk together until well blended.
2. Add the confectioners sugar, one
cup at time, beating we'll after each
addition.
- 8. Melt the chocolate. When cooled
add chocolate and salt. Beat until
smooth, thinning with more top milk
if necessary.
Amount acups.
H. D. A. Schedule
Friday, April 23-Oakland Senior
All club, 1880 p. M, Office Home Dem.
onstration Agent.
Saturday, April 24-Oakland Junior
All club, 2 p. M, office of the Home
Demonstration Agent.
Monday, April 26-Loch Lynn Al
club p. M, at the home Of Mrs. Ed
gar Smith.
Tuesday, April 27-Friendsvillt
ALI club, $3.50 p. M, at the schoo
house. Cove All club, p. M, at thu
home of Margaret Fickenscher.
-. Wednesday, April 28-Bittinger 4