Mahogany Cake

Ingredients

• Vz cup milk
• Vz cup cocoa
• Vz cup butter
• ll/2 cups sugar
• 3 ejigs
• % teaspoon soda
• 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder
• 2 cups pastry flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter and sugar together well.

2. 2

   Add beaten egg yolks.

3. 3

   Sift together flour, soda and baking powder and add alternately with the milk to the first mixture.

4. 4

   Add the chocolate mixture and vanilla and mix well.

5. 5

   Fold in stiffly beaten whites of eggs.

6. 6

   Bake in two well-greased nine inch layer cake tins, in a moderate oven at 350°F. for about 30 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Relief Societ Cookbook (1930) by Relief Society of the Fourth Ward of Rexburg, page 6. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Mahogany Cake Vz cup milk Vz cup cocoa Cook until thick and smooth and set aside to cool. Vz cup butter % teaspoon soda ll/2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 3 ejigs % cup sweet milk 2 cups pastry flour 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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