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Show I NANCY HAVEN'S Hecipe of the Month ftUTTEtrlY CAKI ! For a pretty centerpiece ... a delicious dessert , ... frost an angel food or chiffon cake with BLUSHING PINK FROSTING. Around the rim of the cake alternate pairs of green and white nancy haven candy mint patties, set at an angle lib' butterfly wings; use a long gumdrop for body; colored cocktail picks lor feelers. Set small bouquet bou-quet of fresh or artificial flowers In center of cake. 'Jo j BLUSHING PINK FROSTING Vi cups Beet Sugar Vi cup warm water 2 egg whites, room temperature tem-perature 1 teaspoon lemon Juice 3 drops oil of peppermint Red food coloring PLACE Beet Sugar, water, egg whites and lemon Juice in the top section of a dou-Ue dou-Ue bo'Vr, beat with an ei.viic or rotary beater tcr about 1 minute, stirring around sides and bottom with a rubber scraper. (This pre-cook beating helps to dissolve the sugar and prevent pre-vent graininess in the completed com-pleted frosting.) SET top section of double boiler over boiling water and continue beating until frosting stiffens and holds its shape. (Be sure to use the rubber scraper occasionally occa-sionally during this cook-1 cook-1 inn ) The besting will take about 7 minutes, a little more or lets depending upon the size of the double boiler and the vigor of beating. TURN frosting out into a wide-popped bowl and add flavoring, and red coloring, a few drops at a time to get desired shade. Beat for about 2 minutes (this helps to get the frosting to perfect smoothness) until frosting is slightly cooled. Swirl generously on the cake. For many other cake decorating ideas send for FASHIONS IN FROSTINGS. Its 36 pages are devoted to the art of making good cakes better to look at . . . better to eat For your copy ... no charge . . . send a postcard to: NANCY HAVEN. Western Beet Sugar Producers, Inc., 515 Phillipa Petroleum Building, Salt Lake City, Utah. |