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ANSWER A reader's husband requested a recipe for a
chocolate pound cake. Thanks to Eileen Greenaway, Some
rville, N.J., Sandy Breeding, Bridgeville, Del., Claire Johnson,
Damascus, Md., and others for sending recipes.
Chocolate Pound Cake
1 cup butter, softened
'A cup shortening
3 cups sugar
5 eggs
V/» cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups sifted flour
'A cup baking cocoa
% teaspoon baking powder
'A teaspoon salt
Cream butter, shortening, and sugar in mixing bowl until light
and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addi
tion. Mix milk and vanilla in a small bowl. Sift together flour.,,
baking cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Add to creamed mix
ture alternately with the milk mixture, beating well after each
addition. Pour into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake
at 325 degrees for 90 minutes. Cool in pan for several minutes;
invert onto wire rack to cool completely.
Chocolate Pound Cake
cup butter
cups sugar
eggs
cups cake flour
teaspoon baking soda
teaspoon salt
cup buttermilk
-ounces German’s sweet chocolate
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating
well after each. Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to
butter mixture alternately with buttermilk. Melt chocolate and
add to batter. Beat until fluffy, almost like whipped cream. Bake
in a greased and floured tube pan at 300 degrees for one hour
or until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan. Frost with
chocolate icing if desired.
Chocolate frosting: *
2'A cups sugar
% stick butter
'A cup shortening
1 cup evaporated milk
2 tablespoons white corn syrup
2'A tablespoons cocoa
Combine all ingredients in a heavy pot. Bring to a boil and
cook 2'A -3 minutes. Beat until cool enough to spread.
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HAPPENINGS
Local 4-H’ers To Compete
In Statewide 4-H
Fashion Revue
Kristina Futty of Oxford and
Alyssia Church of West Chester
will participate in the State 4-H
Fashion Revue at Eisenhower
Auditorium on the University
Park Campus of Penn State
University, as part of Penn State
4-H Achievement Week. The
theme of this year’s program is
Picture Perfect.
As two of the finalists from
the Regional 4-H Fashion Revue
held July 7 in Leesport, Berks
County, Kristina Futty and
Alyssia Church will compete
with 60 other 4-H’ers for a place
in the state honors group. At the
state revue, a panel of profes-
VA cups butter
2 cups sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
6 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
14 cup cocoa
'A teaspoon baking soda
8-ounces sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
Powdered sugar
Beat butter until creamy. Gradually add sugars. Add eggs,
one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Combine
flour, soda, and cocoa. Add to butter mixture alternately with
sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Add vanil
la. Pour into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 325
degrees for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until cake tests done.
Hint: Claire Johnson writes that when she greases cake
pans, she dusts them with sugar. For chocolate cake, she
dusts with cocoa.
1 cup flour
'A cup butter
1 cup pecans, chopped
Mix and press into sheet cake pan. Bake about 30 minutes
on low heat.
Second layer:
8-ounce cream cheese
1 cup sugar
6-ounces whipped cream topping
Third layer:
2 small boxes chocolate pudding
3 cups milk
4th layer
Cover with remaining
sional judges selects 10 finalists.
The entrants are judged on gar
ment construction, fit, degree of
construction, difficulty, appro
priateness of garment for the 4-
H’er, and modeling ability.
By participating in the series
of county, regional, and state
revues, 4-H textiles science pro
ject members have a chance to
turn self-consciousness into self
confidence. They learn about
wardrobe selection, the impor
tance of good posture, physical
fitness, and other aspects of
grooming. Penn State’s
Cooperative Extension coordi
nates the 4-H program in
Pennsylvania.
4-H Fair In Chester County
The Romano 4-H Center
Mahogany Pound Cake
Chocolate Torte
whipped cream topping,
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 25, 1998-815
Honey Brook, will be the loca
tion for this year’s 4-H Fair.
On Friday, August 7, the Dog
Show, featuring both dog obedi
ence and handling and seeing
eye puppy classes, begins at 6
p.m. On Saturday, Aug. 8, the
horse show begins at 8 a.m. and
the goat show begins at noon. A
food vendor will be on site
Saturday and during all the rest
of the shows and sales during
the week.
The Breeding Sheep and
Market Lamb Show and
Blocking Contest begins at 4
p.m Monday, Aug. 10. General
project judging will also be held
Monday with exhibits focusing
on dozens of 4-H projects
Chester County young people
have been working on this year
rocketry, pet care, photogra
phy, sewing, leadership, foods
and nutrition, wildlife, computer
science, and many more.
General projects will be on dis
play each day of the fair. Times
will be posted, or call the 4-H
office at (610) 696-3500.
On Tuesday, the Steer Show
begins at 2 p.m. and the Swine
Show begins at 6 p.m. Buyer
registration begins at 3:30 p.m.
on Wednesday, followed by the
Livestock Sale at 4:30 p.m. Any
registered buyer may bid on
steers, hogs, and/or lambs raised
in Chester County at this auc
tion.
The Dairy Show will provide
an exciting ending to the 4-H
Fair on Saturday, Aug. 15,
beginning at 9:30 a.m. More
than 100 cows of various breeds
competed last year.
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