B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 28, 1960 For the Farm Wife and Family Springtime Desserts by Mrs. Richard C. Spence Springtime is a joyous season—a most happy time that boasts so many delightful occasions. There’s Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, Junior’s long awaited graduation day, the blissful event of some bride or mother-to-be and, of course, someone you love is having a birthday. To fete each of these glori ous times, we suggest a homemade cake, the old-fash ioned kind, feathery light with moist, tender crumb that simply melts in your mouth. Though you’re sure to have a favorite cake recipe that’s been family tried and tested, we believe you’re always in terested in a new recipe or two—that just might become your favorite. FROSTING YOUR CAKE .—We should like to share with you some of the heipful hints that have proved so useful in frosting cakes. Be fore frosting, cakes should be cooled on wire racks which eliminate moisture and soggy bottoms. As you know, the top of the cake is the most tender part and Will stick to a wire cake rack cooler. To prevent this, Shavings HAROLD B. ZOOK 220 Lampeter Road LANCASTER. PA. Phone EX 4-5412 • CLEAN DRY OR GREEN PINE - MIXED • Bags or Bulk—Deliveries over 2 ton and trailer load prices # it is best to turn cake from pan, flip it from one rack to another so that it may cool top side up. You’ll find three cake racks handy for prepar ing a two layer cake. When cakes afe, cool, .remove the crumbs with a small pastry brush. To catch excess jfrost ing and keep cake plate clean, place four strips of waxed paper about 3 inches wide on plate, before putting on first layer. You can pull out waxed paper when dec orating is completed. For a two layer cake, you will be able to match layers more easily and have a more evenly iced cake, if you p’ace together the bottoms of each layer Spread filling or frosting on bottom layer and FAMILY BUSINESS NEW CAR, Igpp RETIREMENT Whatever your goal in life, it can be yours if you prepare for it. And like many, you'll find that a friendly place to save, plus our generous dividends, will hasten the day. Stop in soon! ' 35496 PER ANNUM Paid On Savings ACCOUNTS FEDERALLY INSURED TO $lO,OOO gr n r> - IFIRST FEDERAL ft ® (Javings andjofxn » 4If•eUSON •» UMAfTW 25 North Duke St. ' Phone EX 7-2818 Gilbert H. Hartley Executive Vice President Geo. L. Diehl Emlen H. Zellers Treasurer Secretary William E. Glasmire, Jr. James N. Esbenshade Asst. Treasurer place second layer on top. If necessary, use wooden picks to prevent layers from skid ing. Begin by spreading a thin layer of frosting over sides of cake, repeat with a second but thicker layer; work quickly to finish before ‘frosting dries. For attractive sides, spread frosting from bottom to top in even, well-spaced strokes, keeping frosting as straight up and down as possible. The top of the cake may be left simple or swept into fancy frills by using simple kitch en equipment like knife, fork or spoon. To make an intriguing pat tern in the frosting, lightly draw a knife or fork across top of cake, working toward you in parallel'dines. Cross these lines with other parel lel lines—at right angles for a square cake and about 30 degree angles for a round cake. You can make a gay wavy pattern with a tea teaspoon. Lightly push the tip of the spoon into the soft frosting; repeat keeping spoon marks in a straight line and withdrawing quick ly to keep lines sharp. A cake decorating set gives truly professional look to the simplest cake. If you haven’t already used one, you’ll enjoy the experience. A set consists of a bag or gun and assorted decorating tubes. As in all things prac tice makes perfect, start with the simple designs first, fol lowing instructions with HOME CURRENT DIVIDEND Asst. Secretary frosting from hardening in the bowl by covering with a damp cloth. It's best to clean Butter and lightly fl QUt tubes as you work, holding ring mold; set them under a stream of wa- side. Cream butter and su t ter and using a small brush a r until light and fluffy for the final scrubbing. eggs all at once and beat for three minutes. (If using / There’s no limit to the electric mixer, use medim variety of colors you can speed) Add vanilla and l e , blend with just a drop or so on rind. Sift flour and bal of pure food coloring. For ing powder together and ad colorful fun tint creamy alternately with milk 1 icing to please the person creamed mixture. Pour bat you are honoring And for ter into ring mold Bake 35 holidays and special occas- 40 minutes in a 325 degr f ions, color the cake in keep- oven. Cool 10 minutes 5, ing with the day. A basic move from ring mo’d o nt; frosting can be varied in cake rack and cool complex flavor, too. Simply add citrus ly. Slice ring into two lay almond, peppermint or map- ers. Spread one-half 0 j le flavored extracts, choco- Orange Butter icing on cu j late or peppermnit candies, surface of both layers Ar etc. to taste. range 1 cup of sliced sir? INVESTMENTS your set. Here are two cake rec| Flowers can become sim- featuring strawberries pleple to make. Make them delightful first fruit of *. separately on cardboard, season. cover and allow to harden in STRAWBERRY refrigerator. Then they can POUNDCAKE Rinq be easily lifted with a small % Cu P butter (IVa spatula and arranged on top 1 CU P sugar ' of cake. Use the leaf tube 4 eggs to fill in with decorative % teaspoon vanilla frosted leaves. 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