Recipe

Bake A Cake Recipe

	22566 / All my dishes 1 year ago A somewhat tedious cake to make,but I like it. Prep:120m Cook:50m Servings:12	22566
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Ingredients

Cake:

3 Cups Flour,sifted

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 Cup Butter

2 Cups Sugar

5 Farm Fresh Eggs,separated

1 Cup Milk

1 teaspoon Vanilla

1 Cup Currants

1 Cup Raisins

2 Tablespoons Flour

1 teaspoon Nutmeg

1 teaspoon Cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon Cloves

1 teaspoon Cocoa

Filling:

1/4 Cup Cornstarch

1 Cup Sugar

2 Cups Orange Juice,strained

Juice of 1 Lemon

Grated rind of 1 Orange

1/2 Cup Raisins

1 Package Coconut,flaked

2 Tablespoons Butter

Glaze:

3 Cups Confectioners' Sugar

2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice

2 Tablespoons-plus 1 teaspoon Water

Few Drops of Cooking Oil

Directions

Cake:

Divide the flour into two portions and sift baking powder with one.

Cream the butter and sugar until lilght.

Beat egg yolks well and mix in.

Add the flour and milk alternately,beginning with plain flour and ending with flour and baking powder mixture.

Add vanilla, and finally fold in the egg whites which have been beaten until soft peaks form.

Prepare (2) 9" round cake pans by lining them with greased waxed paper and dusting them with flour.

Pour 2/3 of the batter into one pan.

Mix currants and raisins in the 2 tablespoons of flour,mixed with the spices and cocoa.

Mix into remaining batter.

Pour into the second pan.

Bake in a hot oven,at 375 degrees for about 50 minutes or until cakes are golden and spring back when touched.

Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes,then turn from pans onto cooling racks.Cool

Filling:

Mix the cornstarch and sugar in saucepan.

Add juices,rind and raisins and cook,stirring constantly,for about 7 minutes,or until mixture thickens.

Remove from heat and add coconut and butter,Cool.

Glaze:

Mix the ingredients thoroughly,add a bit more water if need be.

To assemble the cake:

Split each layer in half,using a very thin ,sharp knife.

Place a fruit spice layer,cut side up,on a plate.

Spread with 1/3 of the filling.

Top with a plain layer,cut side down,more filling, and then another fruit spice layer,cut side up.

Spread with remaining fillling and top with the last plain cake layer,cut side down.

Drop spoonful of glaze over the top of the cake,letting it run unevenly down the sides.Let it dry.Then repeat until all glaze is used.

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Comments

momo_55grandma 1 year ago said:
Thanks for the wonderful cake high5

ambus 1 year ago said:
Your cake sounds truely wonderful!Mmmm ...thanks for this lovely recipe.

dragonwings647 1 year ago said:
I could probably make a total disaster of my kitchen making this but it sounds like it would be worth it. Thanks

meals4abby 1 year ago said:
I'm with dragonwings647. I KNOW I would make a total disaster of my kitchen with this one! LOL!! I know it would be worth it, though. High-5!

shazam 3 months, 2 weeks ago said:
OMG, this is one loooooooong recipe but it looks like one my sis would bake. She loves baking cakes of all types. High 5.

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