Lady Baltimore Cake
Recipe: #27815
August 28, 2017
Categories: Desserts, Cakes, Layer, Figs, Brunch, Vegetarian, Flour, Kosher Dairy, more
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Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (160.9 g)
- Calories 540.9
- Total Fat - 19.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.6 g
- Cholesterol - 3.4 mg
- Sodium - 484.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 88 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.4 g
- Sugars - 60.1 g
- Protein - 5.8 g
- Calcium - 210 mg
- Iron - 1.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2
Grease and flour 2 round layer pans.
Step 3
Combine dry ingredients in a bowl, mixing well.
Step 4
Add shortening, milk and vanilla, mixing just until combined.
Step 5
In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Step 6
Carefully fold egg whites into cake batter in two stages.
Step 7
Pour into pan(s).
Step 8
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool.
Step 9
To make icing. combine sugar corn syrup and water in a small saucepan. Cover and heat to rolling boil on medium heat.
Step 10
Remove cover and boil without stirring till mixture reaches 245 degrees.
Step 11
Meanwhile, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form .
Step 12
Very slowly pour hot syrup in a thin stream into egg whites, beating on high till stiff peaks form.
Step 13
Add vanilla.
Step 14
To make filling: combine 1 cup of the icing with remaining filling ingredients.
Step 15
To assemble, fill layers with half the filling; spread remainder over top of cake.
Step 16
Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting.
Tips
No special items needed.