European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It s a piece of cake by Sharon Hudgins Allan Una you i in make almost any kind of cake it round i tend to Iliin of cakes As  autumn cakes follow the Harvest apples plums , cranberries pumpkins and nuts arc the flavors of Dill. Chocolate cakes Are especially popular in Cool weather Rich Fudie cakes from America Black Forest Cherry cake from Germany  from Hungary and Emhe Tarle from Vienna. Winter is the season for fruitcakes spice cakes and Carrot cakes plus italian Pine Hon German Lallen and Trunch Buche Fie Naf l for Christmas. Spring cakes arc As Light is lir and As colourful As Flowers Orange and Lemon sponge cakes while Angel null cakes Wilh Frothy pastel icing German Lamb shaped cakes dusted with  sugar and italian Aster Caln be. Summer cakes in Northern Europe often feature the berries thai Ripen during Lune july and August. A favorite is the Type made from a fairly thin Bottom layer of sponge cake or Shortcake Ullh a lop layer of fresh strawberries raspberries blackberries blueberries Ligo berries or gooseberries often served with a Garnish of whipped Cream. Summer cakes in America lend toward he Sweet and tin . They re the tort that can be made simple to make pretty to look Al and fun to pal Caramel layer cake i cup milk 2 Teaspoons Vanilla extract 2 cups All purpose flour 3 Teaspoons baking powder i Teaspoon Salt i cup butter 1 a cups Light Brown sugar firmly packed with a minimum of fuss Anil bother then be packed up and carted off to a picnic Church social or family reunion. Layer cakes Wilh plenty of frosting satisfy the famous american Sweet tooth. Flat one layer Sheet cakes usually spread Wilh a thick covering of in incl Are often the Choice when the cake must be transported a Long distance from the Home Kitchen to the picnic spot or club Hall. I Olin Wingard recipes for four cakes that could be made any Lime of the year but Are especially appropriate for summer. Caramel layer cake is a traditional american concoction four layers of Light Caramel cake held together Wilh and covered by a Rich Fluffy Brown sugar Flavoured frosting. Pineapple Pecan upside Down cake is another american classic easy to make easy to transport always delicious. Dutch Advocaat tort is a recipe from one of my German land ladies. Although it contains Bolh chocolate bits and ground hazelnuts it has always seemed like a summer cake to me. This torte contains no flour and is lighter in Lex Urc than you might expect. And us flavor of Dulch Advocaat egg liqueur is one that i associate with summertime. The recipe for Rose fairy cakes comes from a Friend in England. These Smalt individual cakes baked in a Standard size muffin pan can be Flavoured with Rosewater if you have it or Almond extra cd. Iced All Over with a confectioners sugar Glaze they Are have Alt ingredients at room temperature. Preheat of Venlo 350f. Butter and lightly flour iwo eight Inch round cake pans. In a Small bowl Combine the milk and Vanilla 1 . In another Small bowl sir kit ther the flour baking powder and Salt. In a Large bowl Cream the Butler and sugar together beating until the mixture is Light and Fluffy. If using an electric mixer beat on medium for eight to 10 minutes add the ergs and Beal Well. Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture Small amounts Ala time alternately adding Small amounts of the milk. Start and end with the flour mixture stir Well after each addition. Make sure Hal All ingredients arc Well mixed. Spread the cake Batter evenly in each pan and bake at 350t. For 30 minutes or until 3 toothpick inserted in the Center comes Oul clean. Set the pans on a wire rack and let the cake Cool fur five to 10 minutes. Remove the cake layers from the pans and in them continue Cooling on the wire rack. Don t Frost the cake until it has cooled completely make the Caramel so Van minute icing recipe follows. Slice the two tooted cake layers in half horizontally to form our even layers. Put one layer on a serving Platter and cover the the lop of in with a layer of icing about a Lnch Takh. Add the Secaid the third cake layers in the same manner. After Yob stack the fourth layer on top Frost the entire cake lop and sides Wilh the remaining icing. Caramel seven minute icing k cups Light Brown sugar firmly packed 2 unbeaten egg Whites