Family Weekly
9 MELANIE DE PROFT, Director
Culinary Arts Initituti
A $10 PRIZE-WINNING CAKE RECIPE
from a Family Weekly reader
Mrs. H. C. Addington, Fall Branch, Tenn.
Velvet Cola Cake
Grease bottoms only of two 8-in. round layer cake pans. Line
with waxed paper cut to fit bottoms; grease waxed paper.
Melt in top of double boiler over simmering water and set
aside to cool.
2 sq. (2 ox.) unsweetened chocolate
Sift together and set aside
1 V4 cups lifted coke flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
Vi teaspoon baking soda
Cream until softened
V cua butler
Add gradually, creaming until fluffy after each addition
1 y4 cups sugar
Add in thirds, beating thoroughly after each addition
2 eggs, well beaten (until thick and piled softly)
Blend in the cooled chocolate.
Measure
1 cup carbonated cola beverage
Beating only until smooth after each addition, alternately
add dry ingredients in fourths, liquid in thirds to creamed
mixture. Finally, beat only until smooth (do not overheat).
Turn batter into prepared cake pans.
Bake at 350F 30 min., or until a cake tester or wooden pick
comes out clean when inserted in center of layer, or until
cake surface springs back when, lightly touched at center.
Remove from oven. Cool 10 min. in pans on cooling racks. To
loosen each layer from pan, run a spatula gently around
sides. Cover with a cooling rack; invert cake and remove
pan. Immediately peel off waxed paper and turn layer top
side up. Cool completely. Frost as desired.
Two 8-in. round coke layers
Cola Fronting
We suggest either one of these delicious frostings for Mrs.
Addington's "Velvet Cola Coke".
For Cola Butter Frosting-Creem V cup butter until soft
ened. Add gradually, 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugor, beat
ing well after each addition. Stir in 1 tablespoon carbonated
cola beverage. Beat until of spreading consistency.
For Seven-Minute Cola Frosting-Combine and mix well in
top of double boiler 2 egg whites, unbeaten, 1 cups sugar,
cup carbonated cola beverage, 1 tablespoon white corn
"Irup, and V teaspoon solt. Place over simmering water and
immediately beat with rotary beater 7 to 10 min., or until
mixture holds stiff peaks and does not flow when double
boiler top is completely inverted.
Immediately spread on sides and top of cooled cake.
FIRST EASY RECIPE for delicious
homemade ice cream! Smooth as the
home-freezer kind! Only 29t a quart!
The secret is whipped Carnation!
So smooth 1 So good ! Carnation is the only form of milk that
makes it possible. For this is the milk that whips, the one with
special blending qualities that assure crystal-free smoothness
you can't get even with cream. Enjoy homemade ice cream
soon made the easy Carnation way.
: RECIPE:
"from Conttnttd Cowt"
FREE! Mary Blake's "Party Sweets ' booklet. Grand
ideas for party enioyment. Write to Mary Blake,
Carnation Co , Oept. FW 77. Los Angeles 19, Calif.
CARNATION HOMEMADE
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM
(Makes 2'j quarts)
2 cups sweetened sliced t Vs cups (large can)
freth strawberries undiluted CARNATION
t cup, marshmallew EVAPORATED MIIK
topping V lemon juice
Mix strawberries with marshmallow
topping in bowl. Allow to stand 25 min
utes, stirring occasionally. Meantime,
chill Carnation in refrigerator tray un
til soft crystals form through milk (25
30 minutes). Whip Carnation until stiff
(2 minutes). Add lemon Juice; whip
very stiff ( 2 minutes more ) . Blend with
strawberry mixture. Place In refriger
ator trays. Freeze until firm (about 3
hours). No more stirring needed!
'Mash t cups sliced fresh berries
with cup sugar, or use I 10 ounce
packages frozen sweetened berriea.
Farnilv Weekly, July . I