THE MANITOBA HEALTH COOK BOOK

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Orange Cake

1c. b. sugar 1, c. butter 1 large orange (rind)
1 c. sour milk 1 c. chopped dates , ¢. chopped nuts

’, ¢. chopped raisins 2 c. flour 1 t. soda

1 t. b. powder 1 egg

Cream butter and sugar. Add grated orange rind, milk, fruit and
nuts. Sift Hour, soda and baking powder. Add to first mixture.
Lastly add well beaten egg. Bake in moderate oven.

While cake is baking, melt % cup b. sugar and juice of orange
on back of stove. Four over cake five minutes after it is out of
oven.

CHOCOLATE CAKES

Honey Chocolate Cake

'‘, ec. sugar Y, e. shortening 34 ¢. honey

1 egg, separated 2 sq. chocolate, melted 2%, c. cake flour
Y, t. salt 1 t. soda 1 t. b-p.

4 c. water , ¢. sour milk 1 t. vanilla

Cream sugar, shortening and honey about 2 min. Add egg
yolk, chocolate and beat thoroughly. Add sifted dry ingredients
alternately with liquids. Fold in stiffly beaten egg white. Pour in
greased tin and bake in moderate oven.

Chocolate Cake

Y, c. butter Salt 2 eggs

1 ¢. sour milk 1 c. sugar 1 t. soda

1 t. b-powder 4 T. cocoa Vanilla
2 c. flour

Cream butter and sugar, add beaten eggs, mix cocoa to a paste
in hot water and add to first mixture. Dissolve soda in sour milk
and add to mixture. Sift flour, measure and sift again with b-pow-
der and salt. Combine all ingredients, mix well, turn into greased
pans and bake in moderate oven.

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Fudge Cake °
1 ec. flour 14% ¢. w-sugar 3%, ¢c. boiling water
14 ¢«. milk Y ec. butter 1 t. vanilla
2 oz. chocolate (grtd) 1'4 t. cream of tartar 1 t. soda
(or 2 T. cocoa) 2 eggs Pinch of salt

Cream butter and sugar and add well beaten eggs. Dissolve
soda in a little boiling water. Add milk, water, soda to cake. Add
other ingredients and mix well. Bake in 2 layers. When cool, fill
layers with date filling and ice with thick chocolate icing. Nuts mav
be used in cake or filling.

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