Lindy's Cake Recipe
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Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar, divided
2 eggs, separated
1-1/2 tsp vanilla, divided
1 cup flour
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup chopped pecans
1 cup heavy cream
2 tbsp powdered sugar
1 (8-1/4 oz) can crushed pineapple, drained
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Directions:Preheat oven to 350º. Cream together the butter, 1/2 cup sugar, egg yolks and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Turn into two greased and paper lined 8-inch round baking pans. Beat egg whites and 1 teaspoon vanilla until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form. Carefully spread egg white mixture over unbaked layers. Sprinkle pecans over egg whites. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Carefully remove from pans. Turn cake layers, meringue side up and cool thoroughly. Combine heavy cream, powdered sugar and remaining vanilla. Beat until soft peaks form. Fold in pineapple. Place one layer, cake side down on cake plate. Top with filling. Place second layer on top with meringue side up. Chill. Makes 8 servings. |
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Notes: The cake layers are so thin I thought I'd left something out the first time I made it, so I made a second one. It's a good summer cake.
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