Chocolate Nut Cake

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or shortening
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup mashed potatoes
• 2 squares chocolate
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 3/4 teaspoons baking-powder
• 1/2 teaspoon mace
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup chopped nut-meats

Method

1. 1

   Cream the butter or shortening and one cup of sugar.

2. 2

   In another bowl, beat the egg-yolks with the remaining cup of sugar.

3. 3

   Combine the two mixtures.

4. 4

   Have ready the hot mashed potatoes, which should be without lumps, add to them the melted chocolate and combine with the first mixture.

5. 5

   Mix and sift the dry ingredients and add the nut-meats.

6. 6

   Add to the cake mixture, alternating with the milk.

7. 7

   Fold in the stiffly beaten whites.

8. 8

   Bake in a loaf pan in a moderate oven (380° F.).

9. 9

   When cool, cover with marshmallow frosting or boiled frosting.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from New Delineator recipes. (1929) by Delineator Home Institute, page 60. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CHOCOLATE NUT CAKE Ys cup butter or shortening i teaspoon cinnamon 2 cups sugar ^ teaspoon mace 4 eggs Yi teaspoon grated nutmeg 1 cup mashed potatoes >^ teaspoon ground cloves 2 squares chocolate i cup chopped nut-meats 2 cups flour Yi cup milk 3^4 teaspoons baking-powder Cream the butter or shortening and one cup of sugar. In an- other bowl, beat the egg-yolks with the remaining cup of sugar. Combine the two mixtures. Have ready the hot mashed pota- toes, which should be without lumps, add to them the melted chocolate and combine with the first mixture. Mix and sift the dry ingredients and add the nut-meats. Add to the cake mix- ture, alternating with the milk. Fold in the stiffly beaten whites. Bake in a loaf pan in a moderate oven (380° F.). When cool, cover with marshmallow frosting or boiled frosting. This is a large moist cake, which will keep well. CHOCOLATE LOAF CAKE 2 tablespoons butter or short- 2 teaspoons baking-powder ening i cup milk 1 cup sugar 2 cups seeded raisins 2 tablespoons grated chocolate 12 black walnut-meats 2 cups flour Y^ teaspoon vanilla extract Cream the butter or shortening; add the sugar and continue creaming. Melt the chocolate over hot water, and add. Mix and sift the flour and baking-powder and add alternately with Hhe milk. Add the raisins, broken nut-meats well floured, and the flavoring. :Mix well. Bake in a loaf pan 360° F. for forty- five minutes. When cool, frost with boiled or chocolate frosting. CHOCOLATE SOUR-MILK CAKE Y2 cup butter or shortening 2

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