SPECKLED SQUARES

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an old favorite

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter or crisco
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 sq. grated(coarse) unsweetened chocolate squares
  • 3 egg whites beaten with 1/2 cup granulated sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Cream shortening with 1 cup white sugar. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with milk. Add vanilla and grated chocolate. Beat egg whites and 1/2 cup white sugar. Fold in last. Bake in greased 9x13" pan at 350 degrees. Bake 30-35 minutes

ICING:
1 1/2 cups icing sugar
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup butter

Cream together until light and fluffy. Melt 1 or 2 sq. semi-sweet chocolate with small piece of butter and make a design on frosting with back of spoon.