$1,000 Square Dance Nut Cake
Best of class senior contest--1950 Pillsbury Cookoff.
This is a simple cake that looks fancy.
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 | Preparation | 10 minutes |
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| Cooking | 40 minutes |
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| Ready In | 45 minutes |
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Ingredients
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Sift together |
| 1 2/3 |
cups |
flour, all-purpose |
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| 2 |
teaspoons |
baking powder |
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| 1/2 |
teaspoon |
salt |
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| 1 |
cup |
sugar |
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Add |
| 1/2 |
cup |
butter |
softened |
| 2/3 |
cup |
milk |
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Beat for two minutes and add |
| 3 |
large |
egg whites |
unbeaten |
| 1/2 |
teaspoon |
lemon extract |
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Beat two minutes then blend in |
| 1/2 |
cup |
walnuts |
grated |
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Checkerboard Frosting |
| 1 |
tablespoon |
milk |
warm |
| 2 |
tablespoons |
butter |
melted |
| 2 1/4 |
cups |
powdered sugar |
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| 1 |
large |
egg yolk |
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| 1/2 |
teaspoon |
vanilla extract |
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Beat until creamy and add to 1/3 of the frosting |
| 1 |
Melted |
chocolate |
melted |
| 1 |
tablespoon |
milk |
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Directions
The rest leave plain.
Follow the directions for mixing cake.
Pour into a well greasedand lightly floured 8 x 8 x 2 pan.
Bake 350 40-50 minutes.
Cool follow the directions for putting together.
Best of class senior contest--1950 Pillsbury Cookoff.
This is a simple cake that looks fancy.
All you do is cut the nut loaf cake into four squares.
You frost with white frosting (2) and the other 2 with chocolate--Then arrange them checkerboard fashion and sprinkle nuts over the top.
It is a quick mix variation.
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