COOKIES AND SMALL CAKES
COCOA DROP CAKES
4 tablespoons shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1-3/4 cups flour
3 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream shortening; add sugar and beaten egg; beat well and add milk
slowly; sift flour, baking powder, cocoa and salt into mixture; stir
until smooth; add vanilla. Half fill greased muffin tins with batter
and bake in moderate oven about 20 minutes. Cover with boiled icing
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Or bake in shallow pan; cool, and before removing cut across
diagonally to make diamond-shaped pieces; cover with icing.
RAISIN DROP CAKES
4 tablespoons shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2/3 cup milk
1-3/4 cups flour
3 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream shortening; add sugar; add beaten egg and milk slowly; add
flour, baking powder and salt which have been sifted together; add
raisins which have been washed, drained and floured slightly; add
flavoring; mix well. Put a small amount of mixture into greased
individual cake tins and bake in hot oven 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle
with powdered sugar, or cover with icing.
ORANGE CAKES
4 tablespoons shortening
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup milk
1 egg
2 cups flour
3 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon orange extract
Grated rind of 1 orange
Cream shortening; add sugar slowly beating well; add milk a little at
a time; then add beaten egg; sift flour, baking powder and salt
together and add to mixture; add flavoring and orange rind; mix well.
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