Farina Cake
From jett2whit 15 years ago
- 50 minutes to make
- Serves 10
Discovered this unique recipe while reading the newspaper one day.
Ingredients
- 6 eggs separated shopping list
- 2 cups granulated sugar shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla shopping list
- 3/4 cup farina** shopping list
- 1/3 cup fine plain bread crumbs shopping list
- 1 1/3 cups finely ground pecans shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder shopping list
- 2 cups heavy cream shopping list
- 1/2 cup confectioners sugar shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla shopping list
- **farina is a cereal food, frequently described as mild-tasting, usually served warm, made from cereal grains. In contemporary English use, the word usually refers to semolina or cream of wheat made from soft wheat. Wheat farina is a carbohydrate-rich food, often cooked in boiling water and served warm for breakfast, or cooked with milk and made into semolina pudding. It is used as an ingredient in many dishes and in processed foods such as breakfast cereals and pasta. shopping list
- The word farina comes from either the Italian and Catalan word for "flour"; the old Romanian word for flour, "fărină"; or in Portuguese, "farinha". The Spanish word is "harina", also very close. (This similarity is not surprising,[citation needed] as these are all Romance languages.) shopping list
- farina is made from the germ and endosperm of the grain, which is milled to a fine granular consistency and then sifted. Although the bran and most of the germ are removed, this cereal is sometimes enriched with Vitamin B and iron. farina, by itself, is most often served as a breakfast cereal, but can also be cooked like polenta. farina can also be used to make farofa. cream of wheat, Malt-O-Meal, and farina Mills's farina (see the photo at right) are brand names of a type of wheat farina used for breakfast cereal. shopping list
- It is also one of the single best sources of dietary iron available, especially for vegetarian diets, with most brands offering as much as 50% of the recommended daily value in a single 120-calorie serving. (from Wikipedia) shopping list
- farina was also a character on the "Little Rascals" series. shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
- Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
- Beat egg whites until stiff and set aside
- In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks until very light in color
- Slowly beat in the sugar
- Mix in the vanilla
- In a small bowl, mix together the farina and bread crumbs
- By hand, fold the farina mixture into the egg yolks
- In the small bowl, combine the ground pecans and baking powder, then fold this mixture into the batter
- Finally fold in the beaten egg whites
- Spread the batter in prepared pans
- Bake 35 - 40 minutes, until the cake is lightly browned on top and springs back when lightly touched in the center.
- Remove the pans to wire racks, carefully run a small knife or spatula around the inside edge of the pan.
- Cool 15 - 20 minutes before removing the cakes from the pans; cool completely.
- Meanwhile back at the ranch; place the heavy cream, confectioners sugar and vanilla in a chilled mixing bowl.
- Using an electric mixer, whip the cream - whip it good!! LOL
- until very stiff - the cream, not you!!!
- Spread some of the whipped cream on bottom layer; add the top layer and frost all over with remaining whipped cream.
- Per serving - a lot of calories and a lot of fat, 1 gram fiber!!!
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