Show IM A R AA L 7 RE a tj prepared by TIIE THE ROOSEVELT STANDARD BETTY CROCKER NOME HOME SERVICE department CROCHETED I 1 crystal sweet peas these are the appropriate appointments for an april birthday table peas because they are april 3 special flower and crystal because it shines and sparkles like a diamond the april birthstone birth stona or like april rain drops which bring in due time our may clovers fl overs if youre making a cake for a grownups grown ups april birthday let it bo be a lovely fleecey white cake co covered cored red with a satiny ax hite icing serve it on a and let it wear a garland of twinkling pink candles dainty pink sweet peas in a glass bowl aou woud be an appropriate centerpiece for the talle table band pink candles in crystal holders would carn complete the picture but if its a child chos ha hav having v a brith day in the vicinity of laster easter I 1 think a lovely golden sponge cake hollowed out to fox boim in a nest which would hold a collection 0 of gelatin easter eggs in gay bright colors lors would be a happy surprise sur a and change from the usual cat car jend le bc be decked cake dont you the gelatin eggs and cake make a complete dessert of course entirely suitable for even very young children since small children are often upset by eating sweets between meals its wise to plan refreshments for their parties that will take the place of luncheon at noon or of their evening supper this lunch is served at about the time the children would be eating if they were at home heres a menu for such a P party arty lunch or supper poached eggs in spinach nests chicken shaped bread and butter sandwiches cocoa sponge cake nest filled with gelatin easter eggs spinach nests cook spinach carefully without a cover so it will stay nice and gren green if chopped fine and mixed with a tiny bit of cream sauce it will be easy to mold into the nest as you put it on the plate chicken shaped sandwiches use chicken shaped cooky cutter to cut the bread some of the sandwiches may be maje anade from white bread and some from whole wheat bread A filling of peanut butter would be good with the whole wheat sandwiches and a soft white cream cheese filling for the white bread sandwiches gelatin easter eggs save egg shells from which the egg has been so carefully removed that just the tip of the shell has been broken dry and pour fruit gelatin of different colors into them set the filled egg shells in custard cups or muffin cups and chill until the gelatin is firm then break the egg shell away and put the bright colored easter eggs in a nest of sponge cake if the cake is baked in a mary ann cake pan it will be just the right shape or you can take a simple sponge cake made mada in a round pan 2 inches deep and hollow it out a little on top to hold the gelatine eggs if you ure are skillful with a pastry tube you can make the nest more realistic by piping stiffly whipped cream that has been sweetened sweeten cid and tinted a pale green around the edge and in between the eggs to make it look like an easter nest fluffy sponge cake for easter egg nest 34 cup all purpose flour or cake flour 3 eggs asp tsp salt 34 tsp asp baking powder 34 tap tsp vanilla 34 cup sugar 3 cold water sift flour once before measuring beat egg whites until them the hold to a point adding the salt baking powder and vanilla while beating beat egg yolks until light beat in the sugar with the rettar rotary v beater then the water and flour alternately gently fold the egg white mixture into the egg yolk mixture pour into mary ann cake pan and a few muffin cups or a deep plain pan and bake 30 to 35 minutes in a moderate oven F an 8 inch mary ann cake pan which makes a cake with a rim higher than the center to hold the filli filling n g is the best pan to use for this cake for the easter egg nest there will be enough batter left to make 4 or 5 cup cakes if a mary ann pan is not available use a plain round pan deep enough to make a cake 2 inches high the sides of a layer cake pan can be lined with a heavy paper collar to hold the batter the plain round cake when cooled must be hollowed out on top leaving an outer edge as a rim about 34 3 4 inch wide the hollow should be about 1 inch deep NOTE this recipe may be doubled and baked in an deep 9 inch tube center pan for 50 to 55 minutes at F moderate oven when baked thus like a regular sponge cake the pan is inverted and the cake allowed to hang it cools |