Abraham Lincoln's Favorite Cake
Created by dienia b on August 29, 2014
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 60m
- Recipe #14078
Ingredients
- 6 large egg whites
- 2 cups granulated sugar (divided)
- 1 1/4 cups almonds (blanched, toasted)
- 1 cup butter
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
How to Make
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Step 1: Beat egg whites until frothy. Add 1 cup sugar gradually until egg whites are stiff peaks.
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Step 2: Finely chop almonds.
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Step 3: Cream the butter and remaining 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
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Step 4: Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together.
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Step 5: Add vanilla extract and almond extract to buttermilk.
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Step 6: Combine nuts with flour mixture.
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Step 7: Add wet to dry by thirds. Fold beaten egg whites into batter.
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Step 8: Place greased wax paper in tube pan (I didn't do this but (wasn't flipping it out either.
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Step 9: Turn batter into a 10-inch tube pan.
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Step 10: Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 1 hour or until cake tests done.
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Step 11: Frost with boiled icing.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (174.5 g)
- Calories 676.6
- Total Fat - 31.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 15.8 g
- Cholesterol - 64.4 mg
- Sodium - 663.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 91.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.1 g
- Sugars - 52.3 g
- Protein - 9.2 g
- Calcium - 216.1 mg
- Iron - 1.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg