New Year's Eve Cake

Ingredients

375 gr sifted swans down cake
14 gr calumet baking powder
2 gr salt
150 gr butter
550 gr sugar
700 ml milk
12 gr vanilla
6 egg whites
6 squares bakers unsweetened
32 gr swans down cake flour
5 egg yolks
45 gr butter
300 gr sifted confectioners sugar
38 ml water
9 layer pans in moderate oven

Instructions

layers and Hungarian Chocolate Frosting (page 40) on top and sides of cake. When frosting is set, write the numbers from one to twelve around top of cake with white frosting to represent the face of a clock. Place hands of clock at twelve o'clock. Chocolate Cream Filling Add chocolate to milk and heat in double boiler. When chocolate is melted, beat with rotary egg beater until blended. Combine sugar, flour, and salt; add gradually to chocolate mixture and cook until thickened, stirring occasionally. Pour small amount of mixture over egg yolks, stirring vigorously; return to double boiler and cook 2 minutes longer, stirring constantly. Add butter and vanilla, and cool. Makes 2.5 cups filling, or enough filling to spread between three 23 cm layers. Use this filling in small cup cakes. Use half recipe for filling 2.5 to 3 dozen small cup cakes. Hungarian Chocolate Frosting Melt chocolate in double boiler. Remove from boiling water, add sugar and water, and blend. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating will after each. Add butter, a tablespoon at a time, beating thoroughly after each amount. Makes enough frosting to cover the top of one 23 cm layer and sides of three 23 cm layers, or to cover the tops and sides of two 23 cm layers. Eat lots of this and you too can look like Kate Smith! Probably won't be able to sing as well though...