Cooking for Two

A handbook for two at table, 1909 — Janet MacKenzie Hill scales the whole art of cookery down to the newlywed kitchen.

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MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE 1/3 cup of butter 1 3/4 teaspoonfuls of baking 1/2 cup of sugar powder Yolks of 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoonful cinnamon 1/2 cup of sugar 1/2 teaspoonful mace or nutmeg 1/2 cup of hot mashed potato 1/4 teaspoonful clove 1 ounce of chocolate, melted 1/2 cup of walnut meats, 1/4 cup sweet milk chopped fine 1 cup of sifted flour Whites of 2 eggs, beaten dry Cream the butter and beat in first half cup of sugar; beat the yolks of eggs, beat in the second half cup of sugar and beat the two mixtures together; add the potato and chocolate and finish in the usual manner. Bake in a sheet or in layers. Finish with any frosting desired.

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