Canasta Cake

Canasta Cake White Cream Filling

2 1/2 tbsp. flour

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Gradually add milk to flour in small saucepan. Heat over low flame until it forms a thick paste. Cool. Put shortening, sugar and salt in a small bowl. Add cooled paste. Beat at high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add vanilla. (The more you beat it the fluffier it gets.) Can be used as filling for layer cakes or as frosting. Any unused portion may be refrigerated in a covered dish.

Canasta Cake Chocolate Icing

1 stick butter

1 cup chopped pecans

3/4 box confectioners sugar

3 tbsp. cocoa

6 tbsp. Coca-Cola

Combine butter, cocoa and Coca-Cola. Heat to boiling and pour over powdered sugar and pecans. Mix well and spread on cooled cake.

To make cake like Canasta Cake, bake your favorite chocolate cake. When layers are cool, cut in half horizontally, making four layers out of two. Fill with white cream filling and frost with chocolate icing.