Orange Chocolate Icing

Ingredients

• 14 cup butter
• 2 cups confectioner’s sugar
• grated rind of 4 orange
• pulp and juice of 1 medium-sized orange
• 3 squares unsweetened chocolate

Method

1. 1

   Cream together butter, sugar and grated rind; add orange pulp and juice; beat well until smooth and thick.

2. 2

   Spread on layer to be used for top of cake; sprinkle with unsweetened chocolate, using 4 square, shaved into fine pieces with a knife.

3. 3

   To remaining icing add remaining 2.5 squares chocolate, melted.

4. 4

   Beat well; spread between layers and on sides of cake.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Royal cook book (1930) by Standard Brands Incorporated, page 18. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Orange Chocolate Icing Make layer cake batter as directed. Melt chocolate with hot water; cool. Add to half the batter. Place in 3 greased layer cake pans, using alternate table- spoons of dark and light batter; do not mix. Bake as directed. Put together with icing as follows: Orange Chocolate Icing 14 cup butter 2 cups confectioner’s sugar grated rind of 4 orange pulp and juice of 1 medium-sized orange 3 squares unsweetened chocolate

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