⅓ cup butter _or_ margarine
3 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
1 egg white, unbeaten
1 teaspoon vanilla, lemon, _or_ rum extract
1 tablespoon GRANDMA’S MOLASSES
2 tablespoons milk
Cream butter or margarine until fluffy. Add 1 cup confectioners’ sugar,
egg white, and flavoring. Mix well. Add the remaining confectioners’
sugar alternately with molasses and milk. Mix thoroughly. Spread on tops
and sides of two 8-inch layers or on tops of two 9-inch layer cakes.
_Chocolate Frosting_: Add 3 tablespoons cocoa or 1 square bitter
chocolate, melted. Omit flavoring.
_Molasses Mocha Frosting_: Replace milk with 2 tablespoons cold,
double-strength coffee. Omit flavoring.
_Orange Frosting_: Omit flavoring and milk. Add 2 tablespoons orange
juice, 1 teaspoon grated orange rind, and ½ teaspoon grated lemon rind.