Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1916 — Chocolate Cake. [ARTICLE]

Chocolate Cake.

Put one cupful sugar, one-quarter cupful butter and three tabiespoontuls cpcoa in mixing bowl. Set on back of range until slightly warm, then mix well and add one whole egg and yolk of another well beaten, one-half cupful milk and sift in with one cupful of flour (no more), three-quarter teaspoonful cream tartar, one-half teaspoonful soda, one teaspoonful vanilla. Bake in shallow pan. Batter may seem too thin but will be all right. Frosting—One cupful granulated sugar, three tablespoonfuls boiling water. Boil until it spins a thread, then turn into stiffly beaten white of egg, add one-lialf teaspoonful vanilla and beat until thick enough to spread.