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Chocolate Butter Frosting

Recipe No. 92 from the U.S. Army's WWII cookbook — Cakes and Cookies. Quantities are exactly as printed, for 100 servings; a scaled-down 8-serving version is in the notes.

Army TM10-412 · Desserts

Serves 100 servings
View source — TM 10-412 Army Recipes (War Department, 1944) ↗

Recipe No. 92 from the U.S. Army’s WWII cookbook — Cakes and Cookies. Quantities are exactly as printed, for 100 servings; a scaled-down 8-serving version is in the notes.

Directions

  1. Sift ¾ pound (one No. 56 dipper) cocoa with the sugar and salt in recipe for butter cream frosting. Increase water to ½ pint (¼ No. 56 dipper).

Notes

— TM 10-412, Army Recipes (War Department, 15 August 1944), recipe No. 92, Cakes and Cookies. Army measures: 1 No. 56 dipper = 1 qt; 1 No. 55 dipper = 1¾ qt; 1 mess kit cup = 1½ pints.