COCOA FROSTING
4 teaspoonfuls of Baker's Cocoa ,
2 tablespoonfuls of cold water,
3 tablespoonfuls of hot water,
½ a teaspoonful of vanilla,
About 1 ¾ cups of confectioners' sugar.
Put the cocoa in a small saucepan; add the cold water and stir until perfectly smooth; then the hot water, and cook for one or two minutes, add vanilla and a speck of salt, then stir in enough sugar to make it stiff enough to spread nicely.
Beat until smooth and glossy and free from lumps.
If too thick, add a little cold water. If not thick enough, add a little sugar. Never make a frosting so stiff that it will have to be made smooth with a wet knife.
It is better to let it run to the sides of the cake. For frosting sides of the cake, make a little stiffer.
This frosting never cracks as an egg frosting, but is hard enough to cut nicely.
COCOA SAUCE
2 tablespoonfuls of butter,
1 cup of boiling water,
2 tablespoonfuls of flour,
4 tablespoonfuls of sugar,
4 teaspoonfuls of Baker's Cocoa ,
1 teaspoonful of vanilla.
Melt the butter in the saucepan; mix the flour and cocoa together and stir into the butter; add gradually the hot water, stirring and beating each time; cook until it thickens.
Just before serving, add the sugar, vanilla and a pinch of salt, if necessary.
Use more cocoa if liked stronger. This sauce will be found excellent for cottage puddings, Dutch apple cakes, steamed apple puddings, etc.
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