Cocoa Divinity Cake

Here is another cake recipe from the cake cookies candy category from 1968!

Cocoa Divinity Cake
Mrs. Katherine Kerr

2 cups minus 2 Tablespoon cake flour
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon red food coloring
6 Tablespoon cocoa
2/3 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup sour or buttermilk
2 large eggs

Sift dry ingredients and add shortening and milk . Beat at medium speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes. Add eggs and food coloring and beat 2 minutes more. Pour into 8-inch greased and floured pans and bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.

Minute Fudge Frosting

1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 cup milk
4 Tablespoon butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt

combine all ingredients , except vanilla, in saucepan and melt slowly over low hear, stirring gently from bottom, until it comes to a boil. Boil 1 minutes, exactly. Remove from heat and beat immediately until it begins to thicken. Add vanilla and spread on cake.

Fudgies

Here is a cookie recipe from 1967.

Fudgies

3 Tablespoon cocoa
1/2 cup margarine
2 eggs
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup flour, sifted
1/2 to 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Melt cocoa and margarine. Remove from heat and beat in sugar. Next beat in eggs. Mix well. Add vanilla, salt, flour and nutmeats. Beat well. Pour into well-greased 8-inch square cake pan. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool 1/2 hour . Cut into squares.

Cookie Sheet Cake

Cookie Sheet Cake

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 stick margarine
2 eggs
1/2 cup shortening
4 Tablespoon cocoa
1 cup cold water
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon soda

Sift flour, and sugar. Combine margarine, shortening, cocoa and cold water. Bring to a boil. Pour over flour and mix. Add buttermilk and vanilla. Mix well., Add remaining ingredients and mix. Pour in greased cookie sheet and bake 20 minutes at 400 degrees.

ICING

1 teaspoon margarine
4 Tablespoon cocoa
5 Tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup walnuts, chooped
1 box confectioners sugar

Make icing during l;ast 5 minutes of baking time for cake.Combine margarine, cocoa and milk. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Add vanilla , confectioners sugar and walnuts. Beat and spread on top of hot cake. Cool and cut into bars.