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Party Glamour for the Bride
Whenever you entertain
for the bride
or if you play hostess
at a shower or
the rehearsal dinner
this distinctive meal is
appropriately festive.
POPPY SEED -CAKE
TO PREP ARK! 25 MDf.
to bake: 30-35 kin.
cop (about 2ft w.) poppy seed
4 cap
2 caps sifted cake flow
2 teaspoons baking powder
tt teaspoon salt
4 cop batter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cups sugar
4 egg white
1. Grease bottoms only of two 8-in. round layer-cake pans,
line with waxed paper cut to fit bottoms; grease waxed
paper. Set aside.
2. Soak poppy seed In milk for 2 hrs.
3. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt
4. Cream butter with vanilla extract until butter is sof
tened. Add sugar gradually, creaming until fluffy after
each addition.
5. Beating only until smooth after each addition, alter
nately add dry ingredients in fourths, poppy seed-milk
mixture in thirds, to creamed mixture. Finally, beat onlv
until smooth (do not overheat).
f. Beat egg whites until rounded peaks are formed and
egg whites do not slide when bowl is partially inverted.
Carefully spread beaten egg whites over batter and gently
fold together. Turn batter into prepared pans.
7. Bake at 350 F 30 to 35 min., or until cake tester or
wooden pick comes out clean when inserted in center of
cake, or cake surface springs back when lightly touched
at the center.
8. Cool 10 min. in pan on cooling racks. To remove from
pan, run spatula gently around sides of pan. Cover with
cooling rack, invert, and remove pan. Immediately peel off
waxed paper and turn cake right-side up. When completely
cooled, prepare Fluffy Frosting. Fill and frost sides and
top of cake.
One 8-in. round layer cake
FLUFFY FROSTING
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to prepare: 10 Mm.
1 pkg. fluffy white frosting mix
V teaspoon grated lemon peel
teaspoon lemon juice
Prepare frosting mix according to directions on package.
Fold in the lemon peel and lemon juice.
Enough to froat aide and top of
two 8-in. round cake layers
Note; If desired, tint frosting with 1 or 2 drops of food
coloring to harmpnize with color theme of party.
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