Imperial Wedding Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 1 lb butter (no substitutions)
- 3 cups cake flour
- 12 eggs, separated
- 1 lb sugar (2 cups)
- 1 lemon
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 lb raisins
- 1 lb slivered almonds
- 1⁄2 lb candied citron peel, minced
directions
- Butter a tube pan and preheat oven to 250°F.
- Cream butter and add flour gradually.
- Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored; add half the sugar, grated rind and juice of lemon gradually, beating continually.
- Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry; add salt, nutmeg and remaining sugar.
- Combine the three mixtures, adding raisins, almonds and citron at the same time.
- Beat together for five minutes.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 250F for 40 minutes, increase to 325F and bake for 50 minutes more.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Molly53
United States