MAYONNAISE CAKE

Mix and cool
1 cup chopped nuts
- cup boiling water
1 tsp. soda

Mix and combine with above mixture
1 cup sugar
3 tbsp. cocoa
2 cup mayonnaise
2 tsp. vanilla

Add
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt

1 3/4 cups sifted flou:-
Cook at 350° for 35 - 40 minutes.

- Mrs. M. Baker.

COCOA CAKE

1/2 cup cocoa

1/2 cup water

I cup brown sugar
Bring to boil over low heat stir-
ring often. Cool. Cream

1/2 _—s cup shortening

1 cup brown sugar
Add l tsp. vanilla and

2 eggs
Add the cooled mixture.
sift

2 cups cake flour

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1 cup buttermilk

Add to the above mixture. Pour into
two 9" pans. Bake in moderate oven
350° for 35 minutes.

- Mrs. R. Day.
Vancouver.

Qe Could you please tell us how
to soften brown sugar that
has become very hard?

A. Just place the brown sugar in
a very slow oven for about
1/2 hour.

CHOCOLATE CAKE

1/2 cup butter (or part shortening)

2 cups brown sugar (not packed)
2 egg yolks

1/2 cup sour milk or cream

1 tsp. baking soda

1 1/3 cups pastry flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2 squares melted chocolate
2 egg whites (beaten stiff)
1/3 cup boiling water

Mix in the order given. Bake at
4OO°F for 30 minutes.

- Mrs. Pym.
BANANA CAKE
2 cups sifted cake flour
1 tsp. double action baking
powder
| tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup. shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 egg and 1 egg yolk
1 cup mashed banana
3/4 cup sour milk or buttermilk

1 tsp. vanilla

Sift flour, baking powder, soda and
salt three times. Cream shortening,
add sugar gradually. Cream together
until light and fluffy. Add well-
beaten eggs. Add banana. Beat well.
Add dry ingr2dients alternately with
milk, beating after each addition.
Add vanilla. Bake in 2 greased 9"
layer pans in moderately hot oven
375°F for 25 rinutes or until done.

Frosting:

Place 1 unbeaten egg white
3/4 cup brown sugar
pinch of salt and
2 1/2 tbsp. water
in top of double boiler. Place over

hot water. Beat 7 minutes. Remove

from heat. Add 1/2 tsp. vanilla.
- Mrs. H. Le Cren.