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    Peppermint Bonbon Cake


    Source of Recipe


    Lois

    List of Ingredients




    2 c. flour
    1 1/2 c sugar
    4 t. Baking Powder
    1 t. salt
    1/2 c shortening
    1/4 t peppermint extract or a few drops of oil of peppermint
    1 c milk
    4 egg white, unbeaten
    red food coloring

    Recipe



    Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add shortening and peppermint extract. Add 2/3 of the milk and mix on slow to medium speed for 2 minutes. Add remaining milk and egg whites. Beat for 2 more minutes. Pour about half of the batter into prepared pans. To the remaining batter add sufficient red food coloring to make pink. Mix until well blended (about 1/2 minute). Pour batter here and there over white batter to obtain marble effect, cut through with knife several times.
    Pan size: 2 8" round layer pans
    Temperature: 350
    Time: 30 to 35 minutes

    Peppermint bonbon icing
    Make fluffy white Icing but omit vanilla. Then add 1/2 t peppermint extract. Then blend in sufficient red food coloring to get pink color. Ice cake but reserve a few T. to make bonbons. Smooth icing on top. Melt together 1 sq. chocolate and 1/4 t. shortening. Pour over cake keeping inside ridge. When hardened slightly, drop pink icing on top to make 5 bonbons.

 

 

 

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