Evening star., 1942-06-25
Sugarless Cake
Recipes Easy
To Follow
Corn Strip Is Used
As Sveetening for
These Goodies

These Goodies
More research designed to save on
the sugar supply has evolved the
following group Of cake recipes,
which should satisfy the family
sweet tooth without scraping the
bottom of the sugar canister. Light
corn sirup is used as the main sweet
ening agent, and the recipes have
proved very satisfactory to those
who have been testing them re-
Gently.
CHOCOLATE COVERED
SUGARLESS CAKE.
~ cups sifted cake flour.
~ teaspoons baking powder.
\ teaspoon salt.
u cup butter or other shortening.
2 teaspoons grated orange rind.
cup light corn sirup.
2 eggs. unbeaten.
u cup milk.
~ teaspoons vanilla.
Sift flour once, measure, add bak-
ing powder and salt and sift to-
gether three times. Cream shorten
ing with orange rind; add sirup
gradually, beating well after each
addition. Add Y Of flour and beat
until smooth and we'll blended. Add
eggs, one at a time, beating well
after each. Add remaining -four in
thirds, alternately with milk in
halves, beating very we'll after each
addition. For best results, beat
cake very we'll at each stage Of mix
ing. Add vanilla. Bake in two
creased 8-inch layer pans In mod
crate oven (375 F) 80 minutes, or
until done. Cover with chocolate
chip frosting.
Chocolate Chip Frosting: Place
layers on baking sheet. having
one layer top-side down. Cover
tops with semi-sweet chocolate
chips, using 2 packages. Heat
tn moderate oven (350 F0 six min
utes, or until chips are Just softened.
(Cake may be frosted while warm.
Heat only minutes. Remove from
oven. Spread softened chips over
bottom layer, letting chocolate run
down on sides. Arrange top layer
and spread as before. Then spread
sides evenly.
PRUNE SPICE SUGARLESS CAKE.
~ cups sifted flour.
2A teaspoons baking powder.
Il teaspoon salt.
IL teaspoons cinnamon.
Il teaspoon nutmeg.
u teaspoon cloves.
y cup butter or other shortening.
teaspoon grated lemon rind.
/ cup light corn sirup.
2 eggs, unbeaten.
II cup milk.
! teaspoon vanilla.
Sift flour once, measure, add bak-
ing powder, salt and spices and sift
together three times. Cream short
ening with lemon rind; add sirup
gradually, beating well after each
addition. Add u Of flour and beat
until smooth and well blended. Add
eggs one at time beating well after
each. Add remaining flour In thirds,
alternately with milk in halves,
beating very well after each addi-
ton. For best results, beat cake
very well at each stage OF mixing.
Add vanilla. Bake in two creased g.
inch layer pans in moderate oven
(375 F. 80 minutes. or until done.
Spread prune filling between layers
and whipped cream, favored with
vanilla, on top Of cake.
Prune Filling: Place 81 table
spoons cornstarch in top OF double
boiler. Add / cup prune juice gradu-
ally, then add dash OF salt, 2 tea
spoons lemon juice, l teaspoon
grated orange rind and "a teaspoon
grated lemon rind. Mix thoroughly.
Cook over direct heat until thick
ened. stirring constantly. Add 2
tablespoons corn sirup and cup
chopped cooked pruneS and mix
we'll. Then cook over boiling water
IL minutes, stirring occasionally.
Cool. Add q cup chopped nut
meats, if desired.
CHOCOLATE CREAM
SUGARLESS CAKE.
~ cups sifted cake -four.
2A teaspoons baking powder.
Il teaspoon salt.
Il cup butter or other shortening.
cup light corn sirup.
2 eggs, unbeaten.
II cup milk.
! teaspoon vanilla.
u teaspoon almond extract.
recipe prepared chocolate pud-
ding.
Sift -four once, measure, add bak-
ing powder and salt, and sift to-
gether three times. Cream shorten
ing; add sirup gradually, beating
well after each addition. Add u OF
-four and beat until smooth and
well blended. Add eggs, one at a
time. beating well after each. Add
remaining -four in thirds. alternate
" with milk in halves, beating very
well after each addition. For best
results, beat cake very well at each
stage of mixing Add f1avoring. Bake
in two creased 8-inch layer pans
in moderate oven C375 F. 80 min
utes, or until done Cool.
Prepare chocolate pudding as di-
rected on package, reducing milk to
ia cups. Cool. Split layers in halves.
Spread pudding between layers, ar
ranging a cut surface of cake against
a baked surface to avoid slipping OF