Cradle Cake Recipe
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Ingredients: 2 cups flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
4 eggs, separated
2 cups sugar, divided
1 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
1 square unsweetened chocolate (1 oz), grated
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
¾ cup milk
Optional bottom layer:
2 squares semi sweet chocolate, melted with 2 Tablspoons water
8 nut halves
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Directions:Grease 9" or 10" tube pan. Line with wax paper, set aside.
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.
Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar till stiff, glossy peaks form. Fold in nuts and grated chocolate. Spread mixture on bottom and three quarters up the sides of pan as though lining it. In large bowl, cream butter and remaining 1 cup sugar til light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla til well blended. Stir in flour mixture alternately with milk until well blended. Pour cake mixture into pan, making sure it is surrounded by meringue on all sides and lower than top of meringue. Bake in preheated oven, 325º for 65-75 minutes or until pick inserted in middle comes out clean. Do not invert pan. Cool on rack 25 minutes til sides can be loosened easily with metal spatula. Turn out on serving plate. Peel off wax paper. Cool completely. Garnish with melted chocolate mixture and pecan dipped in 2 squares unsweetened chocolate melted, if desired |
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