New Royal Cook Book Part 7

2 cups flour 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1/2 cup shortening 1-1/4 cups sugar 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 eggs 1/2 cup fresh grated cocoanut

Sift flour and baking powder three times; beat shortening and sugar to a cream; add milk and vanilla, then flour, a little at a time; beat until smooth; add eggs one at a time, stirring and beating batter well after each egg is added. Bake in greased loaf pan in moderate oven 1 hour.

Cover with boiled icing, page 16 and sprinkle with cocoanut.

Marble Cake

WHITE PART

3 tablespoons shortening 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract 1/2 cup milk 1 cup flour 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1/4 teaspoon salt white of 1 egg

Cream shortening; add sugar slowly; add flavoring and milk. Beat well and add flour sifted with baking powder and salt. Mix in beaten egg white.

DARK PART

3 tablespoons shortening 1/2 cup sugar yolk of 1 egg 1/2 cup milk 1 cup flour 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cloves 1/2 teaspoon allspice 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 tablespoons cocoa

Cream shortening; add sugar slowly; add egg yolk and mix well. Mix in milk; add flour, baking powder, salt, spices and cocoa which have been sifted together. Put this batter by spoonfuls and same amount of white batter alternately into greased loaf pan but do not mix. Bake in moderate oven about 45 minutes. Cover with white icing, page 16.

Marble Cake II

Make plain cake page 10; save one-third of batter and add to it 1-1/2 squares melted unsweetened chocolate. Drop by spoonfuls into white batter after putting in pan. Bake in moderate oven about 45 minutes.

Feather Cocoanut Cake

1-1/2 cups flour 7/8 cup sugar 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 2 tablespoons melted shortening 1 egg 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon lemon extract 1/2 cup fresh grated cocoanut

Sift flour, sugar and baking powder. Add shortening and beaten egg to milk and add to dry ingredients. Mix well, add flavoring and cocoanut and bake in greased loaf pan in moderate oven 35 to 45 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, or ice with white icing, page 16 with grated cocoanut sprinkled on top.

Chocolate Layer Cake

1/3 cup shortening 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 cup milk 1-3/4 cups flour 4 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cream shortening; add sugar gradually, beating well; add beaten egg, one-half the milk and mix well; add one-half the flour which has been sifted with salt and baking powder; add remainder of milk, then remainder of flour and flavoring; beat after each addition. Bake in greased layer cake tins in moderate oven 15 to 20 minutes.

CHOCOLATE FILLING AND ICING

3 cups confectioner's sugar boiling water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel

To sugar add boiling water slowly to make a smooth paste; add vanilla, melted chocolate and orange peel. Spread between layers and on top of cake.

Orange Layer Cake

1/3 cup shortening 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 2/3 cup milk 1-3/4 cups flour 3 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cream shortening; add sugar and egg yolks; mix well and add half the milk; add half the flour which has been sifted with baking powder; mix in flavoring, milk and remainder of flour. Bake in two greased layer cake tins in moderate oven about 20 minutes.

ORANGE FILLING AND ICING

whites of 2 eggs 1-1/2 cups confectioner's sugar rind and soft pulp of 1 orange

Whip eggs to stiff froth; add sugar, a little at a time, until stiff enough to spread. Whip in pulp and rind of orange. Orange coloring may be added if desired.

White Layer Cake

1/2 cup shortening 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup cold water 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder whites of 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract

Cream shortening and sugar together until very light; add water slowly, almost drop by drop, and beat constantly; stir in flour and baking powder which have been sifted together twice; add flavoring; mix in egg whites which have been beaten until stiff. Bake in two greased layer cake tins in moderate oven 20 to 25 minutes. Put together with fresh strawberry or maple filling, page 17.

Devil's Food Cake

1/2 cup shortening 1 cup sugar 2-1/2 ounces chocolate 1/2 cup mashed potatoes 1 egg 3/8 cup milk 1-1/4 cups flour 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1/2 cup chopped nuts 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cream shortening; add sugar, melted chocolate and mashed potatoes; mix well; add egg yolk, milk and flour and baking powder which have been sifted together; beat well; add nuts, vanilla and beaten egg white; mix thoroughly. Bake in greased shallow tin in moderate oven 25 to 35 minutes.

MARSHMALLOW ICING

3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup water 6 or 8 marshmallows white of 1 egg few drops vanilla extract

Boil sugar and water without stirring until syrup spins a thread; melt marshmallows in syrup; pour slowly over beaten white of egg; add flavoring and spread _very thickly_ over cake. Melt 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate with one-half teaspoon b.u.t.ter and spread thin coating over icing when cool.

Cream Layer Cake

1/2 cup shortening 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup milk 2 cups flour 3 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1/4 teaspoon salt

Cream shortening and sugar together until light; add beaten egg yolks, flavoring and milk slowly; sift flour and salt; add half, then half beaten egg whites; add remainder of flour sifted with baking powder; stir after each addition; fold in remaining egg whites. Bake in greased layer cake tins in moderate oven 15 to 20 minutes. Put together with cream filling and cover top and sides with white icing.

CREAM FILLING

1 cup milk 2 tablespoons corn starch 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Scald milk. Mix corn starch, salt and sugar with a little cold milk; add to beaten egg; then add to hot milk. Cook about three minutes or until thick and smooth; add flavoring, and spread between layers.

Cocoanut Layer Cake

1/4 cup shortening 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 egg 1 cup milk 2 cups flour 1/8 teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder

Cream shortening, add sugar slowly, add flavoring and beaten egg; add milk; mix well; then add flour, salt and baking powder which have been sifted together. Bake in three greased layer cake tins in moderate oven 12 to 15 minutes.

COCOANUT FILLING AND ICING