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Lord Baltimore Cake

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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 eggs
  • Icing:
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup light corn syrup
  • 2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Filling:
  • 1/2 cup faked coconut, toasted
  • 1/4 cup pecans, chopped and toasted
  • 1/4 cup blanched almonds,chhhopped
  • 1/4 cup maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  • Step 2: Grease and flour baking pan two 9 or 8 inch pans

  • Step 3: Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix well. Pour into prepared baking pans.

  • Step 4: Bake 30 - 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

  • Step 5: For Icing: combine sugar corn syrup and maraschino cherry juice in a small saucepan. Cover and heat to rolling boil on medium heat.

  • Step 6: Remove cover and boil without stirring till mixture reaches 245 degrees.

  • Step 7: Meanwhile, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form .

  • Step 8: Very slowly pour hot syrup in a thin stream into egg whites, beating on high till stiff peaks form.

  • Step 9: Add vanilla during last minute of beating.

  • Step 10: For Filling: Combine one cup of icing with all filling ingredients

  • Step 11: To assemble fill layer with half of the filling

  • Step 12: Top cake with remainder of the filling, spreading evenly over top of cake

  • Step 13: Frost sides and top of cake with remaining icing

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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