CAKE FILLINGS.

Otaki Mail, 1 September 1930, Page 1

CAKE FILLINGS.

Nut Filling. One cup of milk, let it conic to the boil, stir in one iablespoouful of eoruima (wetted with a little cold milk). Yolk of one egg, half a cupful of sugar, one cup of English walnuts chopped fine. Boil ants! thick. .sT* Orange Jelly Filling. One orange, one cupfol of sugar, half cup of water (scant measure), one egg, one teaspoouful of butter, one teaspoonful of cornflour. Grate the rind of the orange and put in a saucepan with juice, water, tmgar, beaten egg and 'butter. When it'begins to boil stir in the cornflour, which has been moistenjed with water. Let it boil slowly I for a few minutes until thick. Caramel Filling or Icing. Boil one euj> cream and two cups brown sugar for five minutes. Remove from fire, and beat until thick enough to spread between or over cake. Or : boil two cups brown sugar, two tablespoons butter and six tablespoons milk for some time, and beat. Both are very nice. Bato and Orange Filling. Wash and chop one cup stoned dates. add the juice and rind of two oranges and two teaspoons sugar. Heat kit saueepan for about three minutes. Stir well, and when cold,put between cake. Chopped walnuts may be added. '.',- Butter Icing. One teaspoonful of batter to ihrijc teaeupfnls of sifted icing sugar. Beat the butter until it is almost like whipped cream, then add the .icing sugar, ■With . strong coffee, grated chocolate or I vanilla for flavour. Passion Fruit and Banana Filling. Mash three bananas, add pulp of six passion fruit, juice of one orange, then add to 4 oz.' icing sugar creamed with 202 i. butter and mix well together (or add ioz- sugar to the trait,-and tiiea mix with whipped cream),. ; . i; .- 'Hat and Kaisin Filling. Beat scant Su?if-esip batter with on* ' tup icing sugar until smooth and creamy, add half-eup each chopped waiauts and chopped raisins and ba!f-tea- - spoon : vanilla': or' one ; teaspoon. lemon 'juice. Sherry Billing. • Mix four .table spoons apricot jam, j two large tablespoons sherry, few drops lemon juice' and colouring." Ice with sherry ■ flavoured 'and;.decorate tritb'alniondsi : .