Sift together: 1 2/3 c Pillsbury flour
2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Sugar
Add: 1/2 c Soft butter
Half shortening may be used) 2/3 c Milk
Beat for 2 minutes then add 3 Egg whites unbeaten
1/2 ts Lemon extract
And beat for 2 minutes then Blend in 1/2 cup chp walnuts Checkerboard frosting: Combine 1 tb Warm milk
2 tb Melted butter
2 1/4 c Confectioners sugar
1 Egg yolk
1/2 ts Vanilla
Beat until smooth and creamy -. Add: 1 Melted chocolate and
1 tb Milk
To 1/3 of the frosting. The rest leave plain. Follow the directions for mixing cake. Pour into a well greasedand lightly floured 8 x 8 x 2 pan. Bake 350 40-50 minutes. Cool follow the directions for putting together. Best of class senior contest–1950 Pillsbury Cookoff. This is a simple cake that looks fancy. All you do is cut the nut loaf cake into four squares. You frost with white frosting (2) and the other 2 with chocolate–Then arrange them checkerboard fashion and sprinkle nuts over the top. It is a quick mix variation. —–