Pinoche Cake or Brown Layer Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sour milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup of chocolate
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 2Vz cups flour
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup of butter
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 1 cup of chopped walnuts

Method

1. 1

   Boil sugar, butter, and milk together until a little dropped in cold water will form a soft ball.

2. 2

   Take from the fire, add nuts and flavoring.

As published

This recipe was extracted from San Rafael cook book, 1906 (1906) by Katherine Golden Bitting Collection on Gastronomy (Library of Congress), page 74. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PINOCHE CAKE OR BROWN LAYER CAKE— Miss O. A. Gordon. 2 cups brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup sour milk, 2 eggs, V2 cup of chocolate, V2 cup hot water, 2Vz cups flour, 1 teaspoon soda. Filling-^ 2 cups brown sugar, V2 cup of butter, V2 cup of milk, 1 cup of chopped walnuts

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