Nana's Recipes Devil Food Cake, 7 Minute Icing and Banana Nut Bread

(Recipe recorded by Nell Farrar White 1960's)

Devils Food Cake

1 stick butter

1 1/2 cup sugar 

3 eggs

1/2 tsp salt

1 3/4 cup flour

3 Tbs coco

1/2 cup Buttermilk

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 cup hot water

Cream together sugar and butter. Beat in eggs. Sift together salt, flour and coco. Add sifted ingredients to butter/sugar mixer. Mix. Add hot water. Bake 350º (Assumption made to know for how long and to know when done.)

7 Minute Icing

2 egg whites

1 1/2 cup sugar

5 Tbs water

1 1/2 tsp Karo (corn syrup)

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Cook in double boiler until peaks. (Assumption made to know to beat.)

Banana Nut Bread

3 bananas

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1 stick butter

1 tsp baking soda

3 Tbs water

2 cups flour

pinch of salt

Mash bananas, add salt, sugar, egg and shortening, blend well. Dissolve soda in water add flour and water. Add flour and water to mixture, alternately. Bake in loaf pan 45 min. 350º