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Easter Cake
Carol
"This makes a nice touch at Easter or as a lovely spring cake. Frost with a yellow-tinted seven-minute frosting."
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Ingredients
2 h 40 m servings 257 calsOriginal recipe yields 12 servings (1 9-inch tube pan)
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a saucepan over medium heat combine the water and the white sugar, boil until mixture spins a thread approximately 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).
- Beat egg whites, salt and cream of tartar in the bowl of a stand mixer until light and fluffy but not stiff. Add hot syrup slowly to egg whites, beating until cool, about 15 minutes.
- Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon-colored. Fold 1/3 cup of the egg whites into the beaten egg yolks to lighten.
- Sift 1 cup flour over the egg whites and gently fold in. Add almond flavoring.
- Sift remaining flour over egg yolks and fold in orange flavoring. Spoon egg white batter and egg yolk batter alternately into one ungreased 9-inch tube pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour. Once cool frost with yellow tinted Seven Minute Frosting.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 257 calories; 5.2 g fat; 44.2 g carbohydrates; 8.2 g protein; 186 mg cholesterol; 265 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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