| 1 | Gateaux jos. |
| 2 | Louis home-made versions of this best selling commercial snacking cake turn up in recipe collections throughout the beauce. |
| 3 | A product of the giant vachon bakery at st. |
| 4 | Marie, it was launched by founder-bakers arcade and rose-anna vachon who named it for their eldest two sons joseph and louis and not, as some believe , after the heavyweight boxing champion, joe louis. |
| 5 | Home recipes use a drop-cookie method and ~sometimes- a marshmallow filling. |
| 6 | The baking cake is made automatically with a diameter of 3 ?inches (9 cm). |
| 7 | To achieve a symmetrical look and a light texture, i adapted a recipe belonging to mariette scully bourque of notre dame des pins to the muffin tin. |
| 8 | Cake: grease 12 medium muffin tins or 24 small ones. |
| 9 | In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. |
| 10 | Measure milk into a 1 cup measure and stir in vinegar, then baking soda. |
| 11 | In another bowl, sift or mix together flour, baking powder, cocoa powder and salt. |
| 12 | Combine dry ingredients with butter mixture with milk; stir in vanilla. |
| 13 | Fill prepared muffin tins half full of batter. |
| 14 | Bake in a preheated 350f oven for about 10 minutes or until a tester inserted in centre comes out clean. |
| 15 | Cool for 10 minutes in pan. |
| 16 | Turn out onto rack and cool completely. |
| 17 | Vanilla filling: in top of a double boiler, set over boiling water, combine egg whites, granulated sugar, salt and water. |
| 18 | With an electric mixer, beat until stiff and fluffy, about 3 to 4 minutes. |
| 19 | Remove from heat and beat in vanilla. |
| 20 | Chocolate icing: cream soft butter with cocoa powder. |
| 21 | Blend in cream and vanilla. |
| 22 | Stir in sifted icing (confectioner"s) sugar until icing is of spreading consistency. |
| 23 | Slice cakes in half horizontally. |
| 24 | Fill with vanilla filling and spread tops and sides with chocolate icing. |
| 25 | Makes:about 12 medium or 24 small muffin sized cakes |
