Grape Juice Cake
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup shortening
- 1 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 cups white grape juice
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 egg whites, stiffly beaten
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GRAPE FILLING
- 6 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup grape juice
- 1⁄2 cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons butter
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GRAPE FROSTING
- 1 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 egg whites
- 6 tablespoons white grape juice
- 1 teaspoon light corn syrup
directions
- Cream shortening and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy.
- Add mixture of flour, baking powder and salt, alternately with mixture of grape juice and milk, mixing well after each addition.
- Add vanilla.
- Fold beaten egg whites, gently into batter.
- Pour into 2 greased and floured 9" cake pans.
- Bake at 350* for 25 minutes, or cake tests done.
- Cool in pans for 10-15 minutes.
- Turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.
- Split each layer horizontally.
- Spread 1 1/2 cups GRAPE FILLING between layers.
- Spread GRAPE FROSTING over top and side of cake.
- Drizzle remaining filling over top.
- GRAPE FROSTING.
- combine sugar, egg whites, grape juice and syrup in double boiler.
- Beat at low speed with electric mixer until well blended.
- Place over boiling water.
- Beat at high speed for 7 minutes or until stiff peaks form.
- Remove from heat; beat until of spreading consistency.
- Yield; enough frosting for 4 layers.
- GRAPE FILLING:.
- combine sugar, cornstarch, salt, grape juice and 1 cup of water in a saucepan, mix well.
- Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
- boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat.add lemon juice and butter.
- Cool.
- Yield.enough frosting for a 2 layer cake.
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