Ingredients & Directions
3/4 c Shortening
1 1/2 c Sugar
2 1/2 c Cake flour
2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt
1 c Water
1/2 ts Each: almond and vanilla
-extract
1 oz Unsweetened chocolate;
-grated
1/2 c Hickory nuts; chopped
1/4 c Maraschino cherries; chopped
4 Egg white
FROSTING
1/2 c Shortening
1/2 c Butter or margarine;
-softened
1/2 ts Each: vanilla and almond
-extract
1/8 ts Salt
3 c Confectioner’s sugar; s s
1 tb Milk
10 Hickory nut halves; optional
See Part 2
Yields
12 servings