Chocolate Filling

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons grated chocolate
• 1 egg
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Method

1. 1

   Melt the chocolate; add the sugar, egg and milk and cook for five minutes over boiling water.

2. 2

   Cool slightly; add the vanilla and spread between the layers of cake.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 8 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Institute cook book (1913) by Helen Cramp, page 121. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CHOCOLATE FILLING 5 tablespoons grated chocolate 1 egg 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons milk Vz teaspoon vanilla Melt the chocolate; add the sugar, egg and milk and cook for five minutes over boiling water. Cool slightly; add the vanilla ?uid spread between the layers of cake. 309 CAKES ''"*"'""' "" ■ Family of Four FIG FILLING 1/2 pound chopped figs 3 tablespoons boiling water 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice Cook all the ingredients together in a double boiler until thick enough to spread without running oflF the cake. Have the cake cold and the filling hot. FRUIT FILLING Whites of 3 eggs 4 tablespoons chopped raisins V2 cup sugar Vi cup chopped almonds 4 tablespoons chopped citron 14 pound chopped figs Beat the whites to a stiff froth; add the sugar gradually, then the fruit and nuts. ORANGE FILLING To the juice and grated rind of one orange add enough powdered sugar to make a stiff paste. Spread between the layers of a cake, icing the top layer. LEMON FILLING 1 cup sugar V2 tablespoon butter Yolks of 2 eggs Juice and grated rind of 1 lemon Put all the ingredients in a double boiler and stir and cook until the mixture thickens. Spread between the layers of cake and ice the top with a white icing made from the whites of eggs not used in the filling. COCOANUT FILLING Make a boiled frosting; spread as usual; sprinkle cocoanut over the top; lay on another layer and do the same. MARSHMALLOW FILLING 1 cup sugar White of 1 egg 5 tablespoons boiling water 8 marshmallows 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

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