ugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup strong coffee
2 cups flour
3 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons mixed spices

Cream shortening and sugar until light; add well beaten yolks of eggs;
add coffee slowly; add half of flour sifted with baking powder, salt
and spices; mix and add well beaten whites of eggs; add remainder of
flour and mix lightly. Pour into two large greased layer cake tins and
bake in moderate oven 45 to 50 minutes. Spread between layers and
cover top with

MOCHA ICING AND FILLING

1 tablespoon butter
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa
2 tablespoons strong coffee
1/4 teaspoon salt

Cream butter and sugar; add cocoa, coffee and salt and stir until
smooth. If too dry add more coffee.

ORANGE CREAM LAYER CAKE

1/3 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup milk
1-3/4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sweetened flavored whipped cream

Cream shortening; add sugar gradually, beating well; add beaten egg,
one half the milk, and mix well; add one half the flour, which has
been sifted with salt and baking powder; add remainder of milk, then
remainder of flour and flavoring; beat after each addition. Bake in
two greased layer cake tins in moderate oven 15 to 20 minutes. Spread
the whipped cream thickly between the layers. Cover top with

ORANGE FROSTING

1 tablespoon cream
1 cup confectioners' sugar
Pulp and grated rind of 1 orange
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
1 tablespoon melted butter

To the cream add the sugar slowly. Add orange pulp, rind, extract and
melted butter. Beat until smooth and spread on top of cake.

WHITE LAYER CAKE

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup cold water
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
Whites of 3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract

Cream shortening and sugar together until very light; add water
slowly, almost drop by drop, and beat constantly; stir in flour and
baking powder which have been sifted together twice; add flavoring;
fold in whites of eggs which have been beaten until stiff and dry,
pour into two greased layer cake tins. Bake in moderate oven 20 to 25
minutes. Put together with fresh strawberry icing page 18 or maple
icing page 17.

DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE

1/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2-1/2 ounces chocolate
1/2 cup mashed potatoes
1 egg
3/8 cup milk
1-1/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
1/2 cup