I enjoy looking at old recipes clipped from magazines and newspapers. There’s something interesting about looking at the colors and design of the recipes, along with how the product is marketed. Yes, I’m a hopeless recipe nerd.
This recipe features dexo which I’ve never heard of. I had to research it confirm that it was a brand of shortening. Personally, I have an adverse reaction to large cans of shortening ever since I eagerly dipped my finger into a can as a kid, thinking it was frosting. You only make that mistake once. From what I could find online, the brand is no longer in existence.
“Use Perfect-Blend dexo so blendable .. so dependable”
From the image of the can, I happened to notice the key on top of the can. It’s rare to find cans like this today — well, maybe Spam still comes like this. The key affixes to the edge of the can and is turned around the edge until the top pops off. You’re usually left with a very sharp edge on the top of the can. I’m curious how you would store this 3lb can of shortening once the top is removed … hmm, I guess you’d just have to bake up a storm!
Sweetheart Cake featuring dexo
“Sweetheart cake mixed in 3 minutes with new dexo recipe!”
1/2 cup dexo
2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 1/2 cups sugar
7/8 cup milk (1 cup minus 2 tablespoons)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs and 1 yolk, unbeaten
Follow directions carefully (you’ve been warned) — and keep Perfect-Blend dexo at room temperature. Put dexo in bowl. Sift in dry ingredients. Add vanilla to milk; add 2/3 liquid. Blend and beat 1 minute (count 150 strokes per minute). Add other 1/3 liquid and eggs. Beat 2 minutes. Bake in 2 greased and floured deep 8″ layer pans in moderate oven, 375 F for 25-30 minutes. Frost with white icing; cut hearts from maraschino cherries (and I assume these are arranged on top of the cake).
Hmmm, it sounds ok. I must note that for a recipe which starts off warning you to follow directions carefully … they don’t seem to tell you what to do with those dang maraschino cherries. If I follow the directions, I’d just have them sitting on my cutting board in heart shapes :-)
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