Vanity Cakes

Title: Vanity Cakes

Categories: Cakes

Yield: 1 servings

2 lb Lard

1 lg Egg

1 pn Salt

1/2 c Flour

Powdered sugar

3", heat lard to

350. In bowl

beat egg & salt for a full minute. Beat in 1/4 cup flour, a Tbls. at

a time, until batter is too stiff for beating but too soft to roll

out. Cover a dinner plate with flour. With a teaspoon, spoon batter

onto plate in 6 separate portions. with knife turn each over to

flour, then drop into hot fat. Aim for limp but compact dough mass

that will not string out when it leaves the knife. Cook each cake for at least 3 1/2 minutes, during which time it may need help in

turning. If it darkens too quickly, fat is too hot. Drain cakes on

paper & dust with sugar.

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