| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruits, Eggs, Dairy | Cakes, Chocolate, Fruit | 1 | Servings | |
INGREDIENTS
| 1/2 | c | Butter — softened |
| 6 | tb | Margarine — softened |
| 1 1/2 | c | Sugar |
| 2 | lg | Eggs |
| 1 2/3 | c | Flour |
| 1/2 | ts | Baking soda |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Ground cinnamon |
| 1/4 | ts | Ground nutmeg |
| 1/2 | c | Buttermilk |
| 1 | c | Raisins |
| 1/2 | c | Currants |
| Creamy Chocolate Frosting: | ||
| 1/4 | c | Butter or margarine |
| 2 | oz | Unsweetened chocolate |
| Squares | ||
| 2 | c | Powdered sugar — sifted |
| 1/3 | c | Evaporated milk |
| 1 | pn | Salt |
| 1/4 | ts | Vanilla extract |
| Chocolate leaves for garnish | ||
| Optional |
INSTRUCTIONS
Cream butter & margarine; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, soda, cinnamon & nutmeg. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning & ending with flour mixture. Stir in raisins & currants. Pour batter into 2 greased & floured 1 pound coffee cans, reserving 3 tbsp batter. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hr & 10 min. or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in cans 10 minutes; remove from cans & cool completely on a wire rack. Place 1 tbsp of reserved batter into each of 3 greased & floured miniature muffin pans. Bake at 300 degrees for 20 min. Cool in pans 10 min.; remove from pan & cool completely on a rack. Spread frosting on 1 end of each large cake. Place frosted ends together, forming one log. Spread remaining frosting, reserving 1/2 cup, over cake. Place miniature cakes on cake logs at intervals to represent knots; spread with reserved frosting. Score frosting with fork tines to resemble bark. Garnish with chocolate leaves, if desired. Yield: one 8 inch log cake To prepare frosting: Melt butter or margarine & chocolate in top of a double boiler. Add sugar, milk & salt; beat until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Yield: 1 1/2 cups Recipe By : moffats@telerama.lm.com From: Dscollin@aol.Com Date: Sun, 19 Feb 1995 22:04:25 -0500 File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip
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