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CAKES, COOKIES AND CONFECTIONS


in a moderate oven for forty minutes. Cover with Reliable Frosting and when cold pour over this melted bitter chocolate.

Candy Cake

1 c. light brown sugar 1 lb. walnuts weighed in shell
1 c. dark brown sugar 1 tsp. baking powder
½ c. flour 2 eggs
⅓ tsp. salt 1 c. raisins

Mix well. Line a cake pan with heavy paper. Grease and flour this. Pour in the cake batter and bake very slowly, since it burns easily. Cut in squares. This is a good candy substitute for an afternoon or evening party.

Hamilton Chocolate Cake

1 c. brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla
½ c. fat 2 eggs beaten separately
⅔ c. milk ½ c. ground chocolate, dissolved in 2 tbsp. hot water
2 c. flour 1/2 tsp. soda
2 tsp. baking powder

Use cake method of mixing. Bake one hour in a loaf pan.

Almond Torte

4 eggs ½ c. almonds blanched finely chopped
⅓ c. ground chocolate ¾ c. fine cracker crumbs
1 tsp. baking powder 1 c. powdered sugar

Beat yolks of eggs until thick and lemon-colored; add sugar gradually, then fold in whites of eggs beaten until stiff and dry. Add chocolate, almonds, baking powder and cracker crumbs. Bake