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Ingredients
| water: 1/2 cup |
| granulated sugar: 1 1/2 cups |
| eggs: 12 |
| salt: 1 tsp |
| cream of tartar: 1 tsp |
| cake flour: 2 cups |
| almond extract: 1 tsp |
| orange extract: 1 tsp |
Easter Cake
Credit: AllRecipes
User rating:
"This makes a nice touch at Easter or as a lovely spring cake."
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Prep Time
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Cook Time
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Servings
14 serving(s)
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Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a saucepan over medium heat combine the water and the white sugar, boil until mixture spins a thread approximately 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).
- Beat egg whites, salt and cream of tartar until light and fluffy but not stiff. Add hot syrup slowly to egg whites, beating until cool.
- Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored. Stir 1/3 cup of the egg whites into the beaten egg yolks.
- Sift 1 cup flour over the egg whites and gently fold in. Add almond flavoring.
- Sift remaining flour over egg yolks and fold in orange flavoring. Spoon egg white batter and egg yolk batter alternately into one ungreased 9 inch tube pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour. Once cool frost with yellow tinted Seven Minute Frosting.