Blarney Stones

Photo: flickr user Daniel Voyager

Ingredients

4 Eggs

2 cups Sugar

1/2 teaspoon Salt

2 teaspoons Vanilla

2 tablespoons Butter

1 cup Milk, hot

2 cups Cake flour

2 teaspoons Baking powder

Icing

Powdered sugar

Milk

Peanuts or pecans, chopped fine or ground

Preparation

Melt butter in hot milk. Beat the eggs with a rotary beater until light; beat in sugar, salt, vanilla and butter mixture. Sift flour and baking powder together; beat in quickly. Pour into a greased 13x9" pan. Pound the pan several times to remove any air bubbles. Bake for 25-35 minutes at 350 . Cool the cake and cut in 4x1" pieces. Cover all sides with icing made of powdered sugar and milk to your desired consistency.

Roll in nuts of choice.