~ $1,000 square dance nut cake Recipe ~

Sift together:
  1 2/3 c  Pillsbury flour
      2 ts baking powder
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 c  Sugar
           Add:
    1/2 c  Soft butter
           Half shortening may be used)
    2/3 c  Milk
           Beat for 2 minutes then add
      3    Egg whites unbeaten
    1/2 ts Lemon extract
           And beat for 2 minutes then
           Blend in 1/2 cup chp walnuts
           Checkerboard frosting:
           Combine
      1 tb Warm milk
      2 tb Melted butter
  2 1/4 c  Confectioners sugar
      1    Egg yolk
    1/2 ts vanilla
           Beat until smooth and creamy
           -.
           Add:
      1    Melted chocolate and
      1 tb Milk
           To 1/3 of the frosting.
           The rest leave plain.
 
  Follow the directions for mixing cake. Pour into a well
  greasedand lightly floured 8 x 8 x 2 pan. Bake 350 40-50
  minutes.  Cool follow the directions for putting together.
  Best of class senior contest--1950 Pillsbury Cookoff.
  This is a simple cake that looks fancy.  All you do is cut
  the nut loaf cake into four squares. You frost with white
  frosting (2) and the other 2 with chocolate--Then arrange
  them checkerboard fashion and sprinkle nuts over the top.
  It is a quick mix variation.
 
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