Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
• 1 small bottle of cherries

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter and sugar, add the eggs beaten separately, then milk, mix cream of tartar and soda together three times, and mix thoroughly with above.

2. 2

   Warm chocolate over steaming water, stir into batter, then add nuts and cherries and stir well.

3. 3

   Bake in two layers in moderate oven about 20 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Delicacies (1929) by Thursday Club (San Diego, Calif.), page 41. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Chocolate Cake \y2 cups sugar VA cup chopped nuts y2 cup butter Y\ cup milk 3 eggs 2 cups flour y2 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 ounce unsweetened 1 small bottle of cherries chocolate Cream butter and sugar, add the eggs beaten separately, then milk, mix C. of T. and soda together three times, and mix thoroughly with above. Warm chocolate over steaming water, stir into barter, then add nuts, and cherries and stir well. Bake in two layers in moderate oven about 20 minutes. Frosting For Above. 1 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoon strong coffee 1 tablespoon cocoa y2 teaspoon vanilla Cream butter, cocoa and sugar, add coffee, vanilla and mix till smooth. Spread between and on top of cake. — Mrs. Win. Rutherford. Chocolate Cake 1-3 cup fat (butter best) 2 cups flour iy2 cup sugar (half J/> tsp. soda brown) 2 tsp. baking powder 2 eggs y2 cup sour milk 1-3 cup chocolate or cocoa y2 tsp. salt y2 cup water Method : Cook chocolate and water to smooth paste. Cool, cream sugar and butter, add egg yolks and cream again, add chocolate paste and then the sour milk alternately with sifted dry ingredients. Fold in egg whites. Makes 2 large layer-. ' —Mrs. Duval Ellery. —99— Cakes Thursday Club Delicacies <f Chocolate Nut Cake (Never Fail) l/2 cup butter 4 tsp. baking powder 2 cups sugar 2 squares chocolate 1 cup milk 1 cup chopped nuts 2

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