Or,
You may color the reserved cupful of batter with enough prepared cochineal to give it a fine pink tint, and mix as you do the brown.
Chocolate Icing ( Simple. )
¼ cake chocolate.
½ cup sweet milk.
1 tablespoonful corn-starch.
1 teaspoonful vanilla.
Mix together these ingredients, with the exception of the vanilla; boil it two minutes (after it has fairly come to a boil), flavor, and then sweeten to taste with powdered sugar, taking care to make it sweet enough.