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  Cake Filling / Frosting

  Here's what's cookin' Mary Q Serves
  Recipe from the kitchen of Mary Quantrell
  ½ c. butter or Margarine
  ½ c. vegetable shorting
  Blend in gradually
  8 c. sifted confectioners sugar
  Beat untill smooth Stir in
  ½ c cream
  1½ T. Vanilla
  Spread between cake layers
  
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  # Cake Filling / Frosting
  
  *Recipe from the kitchen of Mary Quantrell*
  
  ## Ingredients
  
  - 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  - 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  - 8 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
  - 1/2 cup cream
  - 1 1/2 Tbsp vanilla
  
  ## Instructions
  
  1. Blend butter or margarine and vegetable shortening together gradually.
  2. Add 8 cups sifted confectioners' sugar and beat until smooth.
  3. Stir in cream and vanilla.
  4. Spread between cake layers.
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  Butter Icing - or Mocha

  Butter icing - or Mocha -
  
  Cream 4 tblsps of butter until smooth and light
  adding gradually 1½ cups of sifted Conf. sugar
  Alternating with a few drops of milk or strong
  coffee as it stiffens
  With milk any flavor extract may be used
  with coffee add a tablespoon of melted chocolate
  for a mocha icing -
  
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  # Butter Icing - or Mocha
  
  ## Ingredients
  
  - 4 Tbsp butter
  - 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
  - A few drops of milk or strong coffee
  - Any flavor extract (if using milk)
  - 1 Tbsp melted chocolate (if using coffee, for mocha icing)
  
  ## Instructions
  
  1. Cream 4 Tbsp of butter until smooth and light.
  2. Add 1 1/2 cups of sifted confectioners' sugar gradually, alternating with a few drops of milk or strong coffee as it stiffens.
  3. With milk, any flavor extract may be used.
  4. With coffee, add a tablespoon of melted chocolate for a mocha icing.
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  Cinnamon Rolls / White Icing

  CINNAMON ROLLS
  ½ recipe Basic Sweet Dough
  (recipe above)
  2 tablespoons softened butter or
  margarine
  ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
  2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  
  Roll dough into a 15-x-9-inch oblong.
  Spread with softened butter. Combine
  sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle evenly
  over butter. Beginning with a wide side,
  roll up tightly (see page 65). Pinch edge
  to seal. Cut roll into 1-inch slices. Place
  1 inch apart in 2 greased 8-inch round
  layer cake pans or a 13-x-9-inch pan.
  Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°
  F.) until double in bulk, about 1 hour.
  Heat oven to 375° F. (moderately hot).
  Bake rolls 25 minutes, until golden brown.
  Turn rolls out onto a rack. While still
  warm, spread tops with White Icing (rec-
  ipe below). Makes 18 rolls.
  
  WHITE ICING
  1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
  1 tablespoon milk
  ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  
  Combine sugar, milk and vanil[la].
  Beat until smooth. Makes 1 cup.
  
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  # Cinnamon Rolls
  
  ## Ingredients
  
  - 1/2 recipe Basic Sweet Dough
  - 2 Tbsp softened butter or margarine
  - 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
  - 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  
  ## Instructions
  
  1. Roll dough into a 15-x-9-inch oblong.
  2. Spread with softened butter.
  3. Combine sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over butter.
  4. Beginning with a wide side, roll up tightly. Pinch edge to seal.
  5. Cut roll into 1-inch slices.
  6. Place 1 inch apart in 2 greased 8-inch round layer cake pans or a 13-x-9-inch pan.
  7. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°F) until double in bulk, about 1 hour.
  8. Heat oven to 375°F (moderately hot).
  9. Bake rolls 25 minutes, until golden brown.
  10. Turn rolls out onto a rack.
  11. While still warm, spread tops with White Icing. Makes 18 rolls.
  
  # White Icing
  
  ## Ingredients
  
  - 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
  - 1 Tbsp milk
  - 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  
  ## Instructions
  
  1. Combine sugar, milk, and vanilla.
  2. Beat until smooth. Makes 1 cup.