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Have Your Cake DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE 2 cups sifted cake flour 1 teaspoon baking' soda ^4 teaspoon salt V2 cup shortening 1% cups sugar 2 egg's, unbeaten 3 squares (oz.) unsweetened chocolate, melted 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla Mix and sift together the sifted flour, soda and salt. Put shortening in a large bowl. Work with a spoon until soft. Add sugar gradually and work together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Melt chocolate over warm water. Then add to batter and blend. Add flour mixture alternately with the milk, a small amount at a time. Stir only enough to blend after each addition. Add vanilla. Grease two 9" square layer cake pans, line with waxed paper and grease again. Pour in batter. Bake in a moderate oven (350° F.) 25 minutes. Frost with chocolate frosting. Makes two 9" square layers. OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE FROSTING 3 squares (oz.) unsweetened chocolate \y2 cups sifted confectioner's sugar 3 tablespoons hot water 3 egg yolks 4 tablespoons butter Melt chocolate over hot water. Remove from heat. Add sugar and water and blend. Add eggs, one at a time and beat well. Add butter a tablespoon at a time, {Continued from page 51) beating well after each addition. Cool. Spread on one layer to within %" of the edge. Top with second layer. Frost sides and then top. Sprinkle with coconut or chopped nuts. Makes enough to frost tops and sides of two 9" layers. LEMON CUPCAKES lVz cups sifted cake flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/3 cup shortening 2/3 cup sugar 1 egg % cup milk 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind Mix and sift flour, baking powder and salt. Put in a bowl. Work shortening with a spoon until soft. Add sugar gradually. Beat together until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat until well blended. Combine milk, lemon juice and rind. Add alternately with flour mixture. Beat only enough to blend after each addition. Fill greased muffin pans Vz full. Bake in a moderate oven (375° F.) 20-25 minutes. Cool, then frost with lemon butter frosting. Makes 1 dozen medium-sized cupcakes. LEMON BUTTER FROSTING % cup butter 1% cups sifted confectioner's sugar dash of salt V/z tablespoons lemon juice 14 teaspoon lemon rind Work butter until soft. Add sugar gradually. Work together until well blended. Add salt and rind. Stir in lemon juice a little at a time. Add just enough to give a good spreading consistency. Beat until fluffy. Makes enough to frost 1 dozen cupcakes. EASY GOLD CAKE 2 cups sifted cake flour 2 teaspoons double acting baking powder % teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup vegetable shortening % cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 5 egg yolks, unbeaten Mix and sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar directly into a bowl. Add shortening, egg yolks and Vz of the milk. Mix until all flour is dampened. Then beat 2 minutes by the clock or 300 strokes. If using an electric mixer beat at low to medium speed for 2 minutes. Add remaining milk and beat 1 minute longer (150 strokes). Grease a loaf pan 10x5x3, line with waxed paper and grease again. Pour in batter. Bake in a moderate oven (350° F.) 1 hour. Makes 1 loaf cake 10x5x3. ORANGE GLAZE 34 cup orange juice 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon grated orange rind Combine orange juice, sugar, and rind in a saucepan. Place over low heat stirring until sugar is dissolved. Increase heat and boil rapidly for about 5 minutes or till it registers 230° F. on a candy thermometer. Cool slightly and pour over cake. Makes enough orange glaze for 1 loaf cake 10x5x3. YOU Can Have A Lovelier Complexion in 14 Days with Palmolive Soap, Doctors Prove ! NOT JUST A PROMISE . . . but actual proof from 36 leading skin specialists that Palmolive Soap facials can bring new complexion beauty to 2 out of 3 women Never before these tests have there been such sensational beauty results! Yes, scientific tests on 1285 women — supervised by 36 leading skin specialists — proved conclusively that in H days regular facials with Palmolive Soap — using nothing but Palmolive — bring lovelier complexions to 2 out of 8 women. Here's the easy method: 1. Wash your face three times daily with Palmolive Soap — each time massaging its beautifying lather onto your skin for sixty seconds. 2. Now rinse and dry — that's all. Remarkable results were proved on women of all ages, with all types of skin. Proof that Palmolive facials really work to bring you a lovelier complexion! Start your Palmolive facials tonight. DOCTORS PROVE PALMOLIVE'S BEAUTY RESULTS! m For Tub or Shower Get Big Bath Size Palmolive I 93