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Be-Ro home recipes

1940

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Presented as published in 1940. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
The recipes for Orange Cake, Chocolate Cake, Coconut Cake, Walnut Cake, Almond Cake, Queen Cakes and BE-RO Fancies (on pages 28, 29, and 30), are all based on this one Sandwich Cake Recipe, and form quite a wide variety of dainty Cakes, which can be turned out with little or no difficulty, once you know how to make the BE-RO Sandwich Cake. BE-RO ‘ Sandwich Ng iy Cake — —the Foundation Recipe 4-0zs, BE-RO FLOUR. One EGG, beaten with 2-ozs. SUGAR. ; Two Tablespoonfuls 2-ozs. MARGARINE.✪ BE-RO Sandwich Cake MILK. Beat the Sugar and Margarine to a cream, in a warm basin (not hot); then stir in the Flour and beaten Egg-and-Milk (alternately, a little at a time), and MIX THOROUGHLY. The mixture should be soft. Pour into a well-greased 7-inch Sandwich Cake tin, making the top level with a knife, and BAKE IN A MODERATE OVEN (350°-375° F.) about 30 minutes. When cool, cut through the centre and spread with Raspberry jam, or any other filling. PAGE 27 Fresh Delicious Flavours BE-RO Orange Cake Make the same Mixture as for a BE-RO Sandwich Cake (page 27), without Milk, using instead the grated RIND AND JUICE OF ONE ORANGE✪ BE-RO Orange Cake (but adding the juice last). MIX THOROUGHLY. Use a well-greased 7-inch Sandwich Cake tin, and BAKE IN A MODERATE OVEN (350°-375° F.) about 30 minutes. When cool, cover with icing. ORANGE ICING.—Mix two tablespoonfuls of Icing Sugar with three teaspoonfuls of Orange Juice, and work to a smooth paste. When Cake is cool, spread with icing and decorate with the grated rind of an orange (dried thoroughly in the oven, powdered and sprinkled over the Icing). Desic- cated Coconut, previously browned in the oven, makes an alternative decoration. BE-RO Chocolate Cake Make the same Mixture as for a BE-RO Sandwich Cake. (page 27), with the addition of TWO TEASPOONFULS F COCOA, mixed in the Flour, and a few drops of Vanilla Essence. Make the mixture soft. CHOCOLATE ICING.—Mix two tablespoonfuls of Icing Sugar with two teaspoonfuls of Cocoa✪ BE-RO Chocolate Cake and work to a smooth parte with Cold Water and a few drops of Vanilla Essence. hen Cake is cool, spread with Icing, and decorate with shelled Walnuts. PAGE 28 BE-RO Coconut Cake The same Recipe as for a BE-RO Sandwich Cake (page fh with the addition of 1-oz. of DESICCATED COCONU✪ BE-RO Coconut Cake (Fine) mixed in the Flour. ICING FOR COCONUT CAKE—Mix three table- spoonfuls Icing Sugar to a smooth paste with Cold Water hen the Cake is cool, spread with icing and cover with Coconut (Coarse or Strip). The same Recipe as for a BE-RO Sandwich Cake (page 27) - with the addition of 1-oz. of SHELLED WALNUTS (chopped). ICING FOR WALNUT CAKE,—Mix two tablespoonfuls Icing Sugar to a smooth paste with Cold Water. Fiavour with Vanilla Essence. When Cake is Cool, spread with Icing and decorate with shelled Walnuts. BE-RO Almond Cake The same Recipe as for a BE-RO Sandwich Cake (page 27), with the addition of 1-oz, GROUND ALMONDS and a'‘few drops of ALMOND ESSENCE.✪ BE-RO Almond Cake Place a few blanched and split Almonds on top before putting into Oven. Use a well-greased 7-inch Sandwich Cake tin for ail the above Recipes, and bake in a MODERATE OVEN (350°-375° F.) about 30 minutes. PAGE 29 BE-RO Queen Cakes The same Recipe as for a BE-RO Sandwich Cake (page 27), with the addition of 1-oz. CURRANTS, mixed at first in the BE-RO Flour, and a few drops of FLAVOURING ESSENCE added last. MIX THOROUGHLY. Half fill 12 paper cups or well-greased bun tins, and bake in a HOT OVEN (425°-450° F.) about 15 minutes, until firm to the touch in the centre. BE-RO Fancies The same Recipe as for a BE-RO Sandwich Cake (page 27), BUT DOUBLE QUANTITIES, viz.:— 8-ozs, BE-RO FLOUR. Two EGGS, beaten with 4-ozs. Fine SUGAR, Four Tablespoonfuls of ' 4eozs. MARGARINE. MILK. 12 drops of LEMON ESSENCE.