No, PJ, I didn't have a cake. My housemate is a cat and she doesn't like people food. Or, I should say, she's not interested in people food. (Had a Siamese that would taste anything on the end of a finger - except toothpaste. She loved my coffee and wine! Always had her nose in the mug or glass.) But this girl's not interested. I do have a cake recipe for an 8-layer torte with chocolate icing that my mother made for me. She always made sure that my birthday was totally independent of Christmas. I have thought of sending the recipe to Susan Reid, not that I think it needs any tweaking, but she or others of you there might be interested. As far as I know it dates from the late forties. At least that's when Mother first made it. Carolyn Carolyn, I'll bet Susan would love to see that recipe - as would I. We're both very interested in recipes from the '30s-'60s... Sounds delicious! PJH

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