Post by renjac on Jul 24, 2008 20:09:54 GMT -5
A great recipe for President's Day!
Mrs. Lincoln's Favorite Cake
1 1/2 Cups Sugar
1 Cup Butter
1 Teasthingy Vanilla
2 3/4 Cups Sifted cake flour (regular flour minus 1 Tablesoon)
1 Teasthingy Baking powder
1 1/3 Cups Milk
1 Cup Almonds -- finely chopped
6 Egg whites -- stiffly beaten
White Frosting
Cream together sugar, butter, and vanilla. Stir together the cake flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in almonds. Gently fold in the egg whites. Pour into two greased and lightly floured 9x1-1/2 inch round baking pans. Bake at 375 degrees for 28 to 30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from the pans. Fill and frost with white frosting.
Mrs. Lincoln's Favorite Cake
1 1/2 Cups Sugar
1 Cup Butter
1 Teasthingy Vanilla
2 3/4 Cups Sifted cake flour (regular flour minus 1 Tablesoon)
1 Teasthingy Baking powder
1 1/3 Cups Milk
1 Cup Almonds -- finely chopped
6 Egg whites -- stiffly beaten
White Frosting
Cream together sugar, butter, and vanilla. Stir together the cake flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in almonds. Gently fold in the egg whites. Pour into two greased and lightly floured 9x1-1/2 inch round baking pans. Bake at 375 degrees for 28 to 30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from the pans. Fill and frost with white frosting.