Lane cake
Lane cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 egg whites, stiffly beaten
- Pecan halves, optional
- Filling:
- 8 egg yolks
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup Bourbon
- 1/2 cup sliced maraschino cherries
- Frosting:
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons water
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 tablespoon light corn syrup
- Dash of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Recipe method:
- Cream butter. Gradually add sugar, beat in well.
- Combine dry ingredients, add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix well after each addition.
- Stir in vanilla. Fold in egg whites.
- Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
- Bake at 325 degrees F for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely.
- Spread filling between layers and on top of cake.
- Spread sides with the frosting.
- Garnish with pecan halves, if desired.
- Filling: Combine egg yolks, sugar and butter in a 2 quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, about 20 minutes until thickened. Remove from heat, and stir in remaining ingredients. Cool completely.
- Icing: Combine the first 5 ingredients in top of a double boiler. Beat 30 seconds at low speed of electric mixer or just until blended. Place over boiling water. Beat constantly on high speed 7 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Remove from heat. Add vanilla extract. Beat an additional 1 minute or until the mixture is thick enough to spread.
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