3/4 c Shortening
1 1/2 c Sugar
2 1/2 c Cake flour
2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt
1 c Water
1/2 ts Each: almond and vanilla ext
1 oz Unsweetened chocolate; grate
1/2 c Hickory nuts; chopped
1/4 c Maraschino cherries; chopped
4 Egg white
Frosting: 1/2 c Shortening
1/2 c Butter or margarine; softene
1/2 ts Each: vanilla and almond ext
1/8 ts Salt
3 c Confectioner’s sugar; s s
1 tb Milk
10 Hickory nut halves; optional
Recipe by: TASTE OF HOME DEC/JAN 1996 See Part 2 —–