Vanilla Almond Cake
Vanilla Almond Cake
Ingredients
- Caster sugar 1 ½ cups
- Butter 1 cup
- Vanilla essence 1 tsp
- Flour 2 ¾ cups
- Corn flour 1 tbsp
- Baking powder 1 tsp
- Milk 1- 1/3 cups
- Almonds, finely chopped 1 cup
- Egg whites, stiffly beaten 6
Ingredients for White Frosting
- Sugar 1 cup
- Water 1/3 cup
- Cream of tartar ¼ tsp
- Salt a pinch
- Vanilla essence 1 tsp
- Egg whites 2
Method
- Cream together sugar, butter, and vanilla essence. Stir together the corn flour, flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in almonds. Gently fold in the egg whites.Pour into two greased and lightly floured 9 inch round baking pans. Bake at 180 degrees C for 25-30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans. Fill and frost with White Frosting. For the white Frosting, in a saucepan, combine sugar, water, cream of tartar and dash salt. Bring mixture to boiling, stirring until the sugar dissolves. In mixing bowl place the egg whites; very slowly pour the hot sugar syrup over, beating constantly with electric mixer until stiff peaks form, about 7 minutes. Beat in vanilla essence. Spread over cake.
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