Lady Baltimore Filling and Icing

Submitted by Molly53

"From the US Regional Cookbook, Chicago Culinary Arts Institute, 1947"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 3 cake layers

ingredients

• 709.77 ml sugar
• 177.44 ml water
• 4 egg whites, stiffly beaten
• 236.59 ml nuts, chopped
• 78.78 ml raisins
• 3 figs, finely cut
• 118.29 ml chopped candied cherry
• 118.29 ml candied pineapple chunk

directions

1. Boil sugar and water until it spins a thread (236F) and pour, ver slowly into stiffly-beaten egg whites, beating constantly until cool and of spreading consistency.
2. Add remaining ingredients, blend.
3. Spread between the layers and on top and sides of cake.