Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-20
CHOCOLATE CAKE.
from Mrs. II. r. o., McLeanJ

CHOCOLATE CAKE.
from Mrs. H. r. O., McLeanJ
For M. NJ, Washington: Chooo-
late cake. One-half cup granu-
lated sugar, cup chocolate. "a CUP
milk. / egg yolk. Cook until
smooth and thick. Set aside to
cool. One cup granulated sugar.
IA pound butter, 2 eggs, "a cup
sour milk, " teaspoon soda, ~
cups flour. teaspoon baking pow
der, "a teaspoon salt, teaspoon
vanilla.
Cream butter and sugar, add
eggs, custard and vanilla. Beat
well. Mix and sift -four, baking
powder and salt. Add to mixture
alternately with milk in which
soda has been dissolved. Bake in
9-inch square sheet pan for Al
minutes in oven at 325 degrees F.
Unrnold. cover with cloth and cool
Or bake in layer cake tins for &c
minutes at $50 degrees r. Cover
and cool.
Icing: Two cups confectioner'
sugar. 4 squares chocolate, u
pound butter, l cup evaporated
milk, ice cold, / teaspoon vanilla
Cream butter in electric mixer
add sugar and melted chocolate
Then gradually add ice cold milk
and vanilla. When smooth, turr
mixer to high speed and Iwhir
until stiff enough to spread. Ir
warm weather let icing stand thai
+ it may stiffen properly. Do moi
set on loo or in ice box. Hear
lightly on cake. using Spoon This
is really, delicious. =
fFrors Mrs. H. F.. WnshingtonJ
This is Betty Crocker recipe
for Black Midnight DEVILS Food
Cake. It Is very dark and very
delicate. The best devils foot
I've ever eaten. Be sure to mea.
sure properly and take care
with it.
~ One half cup shortening, ~
cups sugar, 2 large eggs. "a cur
cocoa, / cup hot water or hot
coffee. ~ cups sifted flour. "
teaspoon salt, / teaspoon soda
~ or "a or l teaspoon baking
powder. Smallest amount bak.
ling powder for double-ac type
medium amount for phosphate
land largest amount for tartrate
\, Combine cocoa and hot water
Stir to dissolve completely. Ado
to creamed shortening. sugar ant
eggs alternately with dry ingre.
! dients (sifted together). Make.
2 round 8-inch layers or 8-incf
square cake. Bake round layer.
30-35 minutes; a square cake. II
| to S. minutes, in 350-degree oven
| SHRUBS OFFERED.
| (From Mrs. J. M. b. Bethesda
I have q few shrubs to give
| away, forsythia. weigelias. spirea!
| and q Chinese shrub which !,
very beautiful.
Il Il Il
LACE COOKIES:
SUNBONNET?
(From Mrs. II. p. A.. Alexandria,
Sometime ago a reader requested
q recipe for lace cookies which
I do not believe has been answered
The following recipe is an excel.
lent one. Molasses Cooky Rolls
u cup dark syrup, VI cup or.
leans molasses, 70 cup sugar. "
cup butter u cup lard. ~ cup
flour, " teaspoon baking powder
" teaspoon soda. " teaspoon salt
"a teaspoon lemon Juice. y:
lemon rind. grated. Heat the corr
syrup. molasses and sugar. ADJ
the lemon juice and rind. the but.
ter, lard and salt. Remove from
the fire and add the sifted-to'
gether dry ingredients. Stir well
Set the pan In q bowl Of hot water
Drop by teaspoonfuls at least
or 8 inches apart (they are very
thin and will run). Bake on ,
well CREASED cookie sheet in mod
crate oven 10 minutes or unit
crisp. Remove from the oven ant
from into rolls while they ar,
still warm. If they break in thu
rolling process, return them Il
the oven and start again as soor
as they are warmed.
Can any one tell me where ]
can get hold of q pattern for ar
old fashioned sun bonnet? Tit
kind that gives ample shade Il
ones eyes and which covers the
back of ones neck?
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GOOD COMMENT:
SLATE BLACKBOARD.
from Mrs. A. W. A., Washington
My big complaint Of Clearing