add

One tablespoon of cocoa,
One teaspoon of cinnamon,
One-half teaspoon of nutmeg,
Two tablespoons of vanilla extract.

Beat to thoroughly mix and then spread over the cake. Set the cake
in a deep aluminum saucepan or stone crock and put in a warm room
to ripen, until just before Christmas. Then remove the cake from the
crock and wipe with a cloth which has been wrung very dry from hot
water, then ice with chocolate icing.

AN INEXPENSIVE FRUIT CAKE

One cup of syrup,
One-half cup of brown sugar,
One-half cup of shortening,
One egg.

Cream well and then add

Three cups of flour,
One-half cup of cocoa,
Three level tablespoons of baking powder,
One cup of black coffee,
One level tablespoon of cinnamon,
One teaspoon of nutmeg,
One-half teaspoon of cloves,
One-quarter teaspoon of ginger,
One package of seedless raisins,
One cup of seeded raisins,
One cup of finely chopped peanuts,
One cup of finely chopped prunes.

Mix well and bake in well-greased and floured pan, which has been
lined with a greased and floured paper. Bake in a slow oven for one
hour.

RUMANIAN FRUIT CAKE

This is the richest cake made in Europe during the holiday season and
is usually for royalty. The original recipe came to me in a form
that is much too large for the ordinary family, so I have divided the
proportions so that even the thrifty housewife may feel she can afford
this one extravagance. The recipe follows:

One cup of honey,
One cup of brown sugar,
Three-quarters cup of good shortening,
One teaspoon of cinnamon,
One teaspoon of nutmeg,
One-half teaspoon of ginger,
One-half teaspoon of cloves,
One-quarter teaspoon of allspice,
Yolks of three eggs.

Cream together and then add

One-half pint cup of spiced jam,
One-half pint cup of any kind of jelly.

Beat again to blend and then add

Six cups of sifted flour,
Tour tablespoons of baking powder,
Three-quarters cup of strong black coffee.

Beat just enough to mix and then cut and fold in the stiffly beaten
whites of three eggs and add

One and one-half cups of seeded raisins,
One cup of seedless raisins,
One-half cup of seeded currants,
One and one-half cups of finely chopped peanuts, or other nuts,
One cup of finely chopped citron,
One-half cup of finely chopped orange or lemon peel, mixed,
One cup of finely chopped figs,
One cup of finely chopped apricots,
One cup