Grandma's Christmas Brittle
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 c Butter
1 c Sugar
1 ts Vanilla
3 Eggs
2 c Sifted cake flour
2 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Soda
1/4 ts Salt
2/3 c Milk
1 Square (1-oz) unsweetened
-chocolate; melted and
-cooled
2 tb Hot water
1/8 ts Red food coloring
1/2 c Butter
1 c Sugar
1 ts Vanilla
3 Eggs
2 c Sifted cake flour
2 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Soda
1/4 ts Salt
2/3 c Milk
1 Square (1-oz) unsweetened
-chocolate; melted and
-cooled
2 tb Hot water
1/8 ts Red food coloring
Cream butter and sugar till light. Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time, beating well after each additiion. Sift together, baking powder, and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating after each addition. Combine remaining ingredients and stir into 1/3 of the batter. Alternate batters by spoonsfuls in greased and lightly floured loaf pan (or 2 8" round cake pans) and zigzag spatula through batter. Bake at 350F for 55 to 60 minutes (35 to 40 minutes for round pans).
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