Abraham Lincoln's Favorite Cake
The President's own White House Cookbook by Jones. this is a great cake i ground a cup of almonds in food processor and used 11/2 cups egg beaters egg whites (ACTUALLY IT was closer to 2 cups )this is a moist really good tasting cake and used the 1/4 c flaked almonds on top
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READY IN: 1hr 30mins
YIELD: 1 10 inch tube cake
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 6large egg whites
- 2
- 1 1⁄4cups blanched almonds, toasted
- 1cup butter
- 3cups flour
- 1tablespoon baking powder
- 1teaspoon salt
- 1cup buttermilk
- 1 1⁄2teaspoons vanilla
- 1teaspoon almond extract
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DIRECTIONS
- Beat egg whites until frothy.
- Add 1 cup sugar gradually until egg whites are stiff peaks.
- Finely chop almonds.
- Cream the butter and remaining 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
- Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together.
- Add vanilla extract and almond extract to buttermilk.
- Combine nuts with flour mixture.
- Add wet to dry by thirds.
- Fold beaten egg whites into batter.
- Place greased wax paper in tube pan.( i didnt do this but i wasnt flipping it out either ).
- Turn batter into a 10-inch tube pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 1 hour or until cake tests done.
- Frost with boiled icing.
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