chopped nuts
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cream shortening; add sugar, melted chocolate and mashed potatoes; mix
well; add yolk of egg, milk, and flour and baking powder which have
been sifted together; beat well; add nuts, vanilla and beaten white of
egg; mix thoroughly. Bake in greased shallow pan in moderate oven 25
to 35 minutes. Cover with

MARSHMALLOW ICING

3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup water
6 or 8 marshmallows
White of 1 egg
Few drops vanilla extract

Boil sugar and water without stirring until syrup spins a thread; melt
marshmallows in syrup; pour slowly over beaten white of egg; add
flavoring and spread very thickly over cake. Melt 2 ounces unsweetened
chocolate with one half teaspoon butter and spread thin coating over
icing when cool.

CREAM LAYER CAKE

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
2 cups flour
3 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Cream shortening and sugar together until light; add yolks of eggs and
flavoring, and milk slowly; sift flour and salt; add half, then half
of stiffly beaten whites of eggs and remainder of flour sifted with
baking powder; stir after each addition; fold in remaining whites of
eggs. Bake in greased layer cake tins in moderate oven 15 to 20
minutes. Put together with cream filling and cover top and sides with
white icing page 17.

CREAM FILLING

1 cup milk
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Put milk on to scald. Mix cornstarch, salt and sugar with a little
cold milk; add to well-beaten egg; then add slowly to hot milk. Cook
about three minutes or until thick and smooth; add flavoring and
spread between layers.

COCOANUT LAYER CAKE

1/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 cup milk
2 cups flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder

Cream shortening, add sugar slowly, add flavoring and well-beaten egg;
add milk; mix well; then add flour, salt and baking powder which have
been sifted together. Bake in three greased layer cake tins in
moderate oven 12 to 15 minutes.

COCOANUT FILLING AND ICING

1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
2 egg whites
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup fresh grated cocoanut

Cook sugar and water over slow fire without stirring until syrup spins
a thread; pour slowly over egg whites which have been beaten unti