February 10, 1955 Cookery Basics No. 7 Cake Decorating White Cake, Sweetheart Cake, Butter-Creame Icing (For Frosting and Decorating)

Cake Decorating - Cake No. 1 "Sweetheart"

White Cake

4 c. cake flour
4 t. baking powder
1 1/2 t. salt
1 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
6 egg whites
1 1/2 c. milk
2 t. vanilla

Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Cream shortening, add sugar and cream together until light and fluffy. Add egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk. Add vanilla. Pour into 2 well greased and floured 9 inch square pans. Bake at 325 degrees for one hour.


Directions For Sweetheart Cake

Cut a heart shaped pattern from cardboard (about 8 inches wide). Place on cake squares and cut out 2 perfect hearts. Place pattern beside one cake heart so edge overlaps and cut out piece of cake will interlock. Spread cut with frosting and cake hearts together.

Cut two 9" red cardboard hearts; tape together. Cover with cellophane (this keeps frosting from soaking cardboard). Place cakes on cardboard. Prepare frosting (below) and ice cake. Tint frosting pink for decorating. Cut edges from 6" paper doilies about 1 1/2 inch wide. Crinkle side cut; press gently into frosting around top and bottom for a ruffled look. Write "To My Love" with the plain tip of a decorating tube No. 2. Accent the lettering with dots of frosting made using this tip. Arrange frosting roses around the hearts about 1/2 inch in from edge of cake. Fill in between spaces with leaf tube No. 67. Use tube No. 96 to press out rose buds around base of cake.

Butter-Creame Icing (For Frosting and Decorating)

1.2 c. shortening
1/2 c. butter
4 egg whites, unbeaten
2 pounds confectioners sugar
2 t. vanilla

Cream shortening and butter together until light and fluffy. Add part of sugar, continue creaming until well blended. Add 2 of the egg whites and continue beating, add more sugar and egg whites alternately. Add vanilla. Continue beating after adding all of the sugar until very fluffy and smooth. This makes enough frosting for icing and decorating "Sweetheart Cake".

Note: If frosting is too soft if may be necessary to add a little additional  confectioners sugar for decorating. Sift confectioners sugar before using for lumps in sugar make decorating difficult.