Quantity Cookery: Menu Planning and Cooking for Large Numbers

powder |1 c. | | | | Vanilla |2 tbsp. | | | | Salt |1 tbsp. | | | | ----------------------+----------+------+--------+---------+---------- Caramelize one cup of the sugar and add two cups of water to dissolve. Cool this syrup. Cream the fat and remaining sugar, add the egg yolks and vanilla, and the caramelized syrup. Mix the dry ingredients and add alternately with the milk. Add the beaten whites of eggs last. This will make nine two-layer cakes, nine and one fourth inches in diameter. Number of servings 144 Amount in one serving 1 slice Calories in one serving______ Cost of one serving______ CHOCOLATE CAKE ----------------------+----------+------+--------+---------+---------- INGREDIENTS |AMOUNT |WEIGHT|CALORIES|UNIT COST|TOTAL COST ----------------------+----------+------+--------+---------+---------- Sugar |2-1/2 qt. | | | | Butter substitute |3 c. | | | | Egg yolks |8 | | | | Salt |1 tbsp. | | | | Baking powder |3/4 c. | | | | Flour, pastry |4-1/4 qt. | | | | Soda |5 tsp. | | | | Milk |5 c. | | | | Vanilla |2 tbsp. | | | | Egg whites |14 | | | | Egg yolks |6 | | | | Milk |5 c. | | | | Cocoa | |12 oz.| | | ----------------------+----------+------+--------+---------+---------- Make a custard of the egg yolks, milk and cocoa, and cool. Cream the fat and sugar thoroughly, add the egg yolks, the chocolate custard and vanilla. Mix the dry ingredients and add alternately with the milk. Fold in the beaten egg whites. This amount will make ten two-layer cakes, nine and one fourth inches in diameter, each cake to be cut in sixteen pieces. Number of servings 160 Amount in one serving 1 slice Calories in one serving______ Cost of one serving______ SMALL CHOCOLATE CUP CAKES ----------------------+----------+------+--------+---------+---------- INGREDIENTS |AMOUNT |WEIGHT|CALORIES|UNIT COST|TOTAL COST ----------------------+----------+------+--------+---------+---------- Chocolate | |2 oz. | | | Butter substitute |3 tbsp. | | | | Sugar |1 c. | | | | Milk |1/2 c. | | | | Flour, pastry |1 c. | | | | Baking powder |2 tsp. | | | | Eggs |2 | | |