Michael's Mocha Halo Cakes

* Exported from MasterCook *

MICHAEL'S MOCHA HALO CAKES

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Serving Size : 18 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes Ceideburg 2

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/2 c Sifted cake flour
1/2 c Cocoa
1/2 ts Baking soda
2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt
1/2 c Shortening
1 c Sugar
1 Egg
2 Egg yolks
1/2 c Cold strong coffee
1/2 c Buttermilk
-----MOCHA ICING-----
1 1/2 c Powdered Sugar
1 tb Coffee
1/8 ts Salt
1 Egg Yolk, Well Beaten
4 ts Cocoa
1/4 c Butter
1 t Vanilla Flavoring

Thought you might be interested in these two recipes
for a birthday cake. Michael, one of my roommates,
just had his big 5-0. He said he wanted a mocha cake
so I hauled out a couple of fifty year old cookbooks
and put together this cake. (Well, they were almost
50 years old++one was put out in '46, the other in
'50.) The cake++the first I'd ever made from
scratch++turned out great. It was nice and moist, if
a tad on the heavy side. The recipe is actually for
cupcakes, but I just made one big layer. The frosting
is outstanding, a definite keeper.

Sift flour, cocoa, soda, baking powder and salt
together 3 times.

Cream shortening with sugar until fluffy. Combine
whole egg and egg yolks, beat well and add to creamed
mixture. Combine coffee and buttermilk. Add sifted
dry ingredients and liquids alternately in small
amounts, beating well after each addition. Pour into
greased cupcake pans and bake in moderate oven (350F)
for 20 minutes.

Makes 18 medium or 12 large cupcakes.

Frost with Fluffy White Icing. Melt 1 ounce (square)
chocolate with 1 teaspoon butter and put a band around
each cake with teaspoon or pastry brush.

From "250 Classic Cake Recipes", edited by Ruth
Berolzheimer, Culinary Arts Institute. Consolidated
Book Publishers, 1950.

MOCHA ICING:

Sift sugar. Cream butter. Add sugar. Beat until
smooth. Add remaining ingredients. Beat until well
blended.

From "The Searchlight Recipe Book", compiled by The
Household Magazine, Topeka, Kansas. Capper
Publications, 1946.

Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; June 24 1993.



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