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    Devil Dogs


    Source of Recipe


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    Recipe Introduction


    These were my very favorite treat when I was a child.

    List of Ingredients




    Step I.
    Start of filling.
    Put 4T flour in a small saucepan. Slowly add 1 C milk. Beat until smooth. Cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Stir all the time. Spread on a plate and put in the refrigerator to cool.

    Step II.
    Cakes.
    5 T shortening
    2 C flour
    1 C sugar 1t baking soda
    1 egg
    1 C milk
    1/2 C baking cocoa
    1 t vanilla
    1 t salt

    Recipe



    Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In mixer cream together shortening and sugar. Add egg and cocoa, mix well. In separate bowl sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Alternate adding flour mixture and milk into creamed shortening and sugar. Begin and end with dry ingredients. Add vanilla and mix. Drop by tablespoon full onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 450 degrees for approx. 8 minutes, or when cakes bounce back. Place on cooling rack.

    Step III.
    Finish filling.
    Beat until fluffy in mixer: 1/2c shortening, 1/2c margarine,
    and 1 C sugar. Add 1t vanilla extract. (1/2t almond extract optional).

    Step IV.
    Add Step I filling/flour mixture to Step III mixture one tablespoon at a time. MIX WELL. Fill the cakes. Wrap tight to store.
    Makes approx. 1 dozen devil dogs.

 

 

 


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