Evening star., 1945-05-28
SUGARLESS CAKES.


from Mrs. N. W. p, Greenbelt, Md.
To Mrs. G. N. T., Washington, in
response to the request for sugarless
cake:
Two and one-fourth cups cake
Hour, ~ teaspoons baking powder
4 teaspoon salt, u cup shortening
2 teaspoons grated orange rind,
cup corn sirup (red LABEL, 2 eggs
unbeaten; y cup milk, " teaspoons
vanilla.
Sift flour once. measure, add
baking powder, salt and sift again.
Cream shortening with orange rind,
add sirup gradually, beating hard.
Add u cup flour and beat. Add eggs
one at time, beat Add remaining
flour alternately with milk. Add
vanilla. This makes two layers.
Bake at $50 degrees. For your
frosting use chocolate chips.
Now for her request for sour
cream cake without sugar:
One and three-fourths cup corn
sirup, "a cup butter, AZ squares
chocolate, 212 cups cake flour, 8
eggs, "a teaspoon soda. "a teaspoon
salt, l cup thick cream, IA teaspoons
vanilla.
Cream shortening. Add corn sirup
with the melted chocolate. Mix
well. Add eggs one at a time
beating thoroughly. Mix and sift
flour, baking powder, soda and salt.
Add alternately with sour cream.
Add vanilla. Makes four layers.
Bake at $50 degrees.
IF vO11 Uant II ,,co o,,o
honey in corn sirup and "a cup
sugar. When the cake is baked I
put chocolate chips in each layer.
Put under broiler for a minute and
it will spread easily.
(From Mrs. c. D. F., Washington. J
On May II Mrs. G.. N. F., Wash
ington, requested cakes to be made
with little sugar, so am giving her
two recipes that we all use in our
family and the cakes are plenty
good.
Light Cake-One-half cup vege-
table shortening. p cup sugar, y
teaspoon salt, l teaspoon vanilla, 2
eggs, y cup corn sirup Qight), "a
cups -four, 212 teaspoons baking
powder, "a cup milk.
Cream shortening, sugar and salt,
add eggs, then sirup, blend. Sift
dry ingredients together and blend
with the milk. This makes a Q
layer cake. Bake 375 degrees for IS
minutes.
Ice with Honey Marlow-One-half
cup honey, Il cup sugar, "a tea
spoon salt, egg white.
Mix warm honey and sugar to-
gether. Beat egg white stiff. Pour
first mixture on egg slowly, beating
1t in. In place of the honey and
sugar. l cup of corn sirup may be
substituted, and IL teaspoons va
nilla.
Dark Cake-One- half cup vege-
table shortening, "a teaspoon salt, /
teaspoon vanilla, q cup honey,
7-ounce package melted chocolate
bits, 2 eggs unbeaten, teaspoon
soda, 1s4 cups sifted flour, "a cup
water.
Blend shortening, salt and vanilla.
Add honey gradually and beat well,
add chocolate and blend. Add eggs
singly, beating well after each addi-
ton. Sift soda with flour three
times. Add this to the creamed
mixture alternately with the water,
mixing after each addition until,
smooth. Bake in two 8-inch creased
layer cake pans $50 degrees for 80
or IS minutes. Spread fluffy marsh
mallow frosting between the layers
and on top of the cake.
Fluffy Marshmallow Frosting-
One egg white unbeaten, l teaspoon
vanilla, y cup light corn sirup, 70
teaspoon salt, marshmallows cut
in fourths Gf you can secure them
the icing is ok. without them.
Put egg white, sirup, and salt in
top of double boiler and mix thor
oughly. Place over rapidly boiling
water and beat constantly with
rotary egg beater until mixture will
hold a peak (about minutes). Re-
move from fire, add vanilla and
marshmallows and beat until cool
and thick enough to spread.