Recipe: Lady Baltimore Cake with Sweet Walnut Filling and Fluffy White Frosting (3 layers)
Desserts - CakesLADY BALTIMORE CAKE
"There are a number of different versions of Lady Baltimore Cake. Cakes were an important part of the dessert table. Imperial and Queen Cakes had much richer ingredients then Lady Cakes. Lady Cakes were baked in the 1800's and similar to a rich pound cake. The Lady Baltimore Cake was noted for the sweet walnut filling."
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 egg whites
Filling and Frosting (recipe follows)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter 3 (9-inch) cake pans.
Cream butter and sugar together. Add flour, baking powder, salt, milk and vanilla; set aside.
Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold egg whites into batter. Pour into prepared cake pans.
Bake in 350 degree F oven for 25 minutes. Remove from pans and set on rack to cool.
Pour the filling between each layer and ice the cake with the other half of the frosting.
FILLING AND FROSTING
FOR THE FROSTING:
2 egg whites
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla
FOR THE FILLING:
1/2 cup chopped raisins
1 cup walnuts
6 fresh figs, finely chopped
1 teaspoon almond extract
To make the frosting, in a double boiler combine the egg whites, sugar, salt, water and cream of tartar. Beat until stiff. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Divide in half.
To make the filling, in another bowl beat 1/2 of the frosting with raisins, nuts, figs and almond extract.
Makes 1 (9-inch, 3-layer) cake
Source: Chesapeake's Bounty by Katie Moose
"There are a number of different versions of Lady Baltimore Cake. Cakes were an important part of the dessert table. Imperial and Queen Cakes had much richer ingredients then Lady Cakes. Lady Cakes were baked in the 1800's and similar to a rich pound cake. The Lady Baltimore Cake was noted for the sweet walnut filling."
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 egg whites
Filling and Frosting (recipe follows)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter 3 (9-inch) cake pans.
Cream butter and sugar together. Add flour, baking powder, salt, milk and vanilla; set aside.
Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold egg whites into batter. Pour into prepared cake pans.
Bake in 350 degree F oven for 25 minutes. Remove from pans and set on rack to cool.
Pour the filling between each layer and ice the cake with the other half of the frosting.
FILLING AND FROSTING
FOR THE FROSTING:
2 egg whites
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla
FOR THE FILLING:
1/2 cup chopped raisins
1 cup walnuts
6 fresh figs, finely chopped
1 teaspoon almond extract
To make the frosting, in a double boiler combine the egg whites, sugar, salt, water and cream of tartar. Beat until stiff. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Divide in half.
To make the filling, in another bowl beat 1/2 of the frosting with raisins, nuts, figs and almond extract.
Makes 1 (9-inch, 3-layer) cake
Source: Chesapeake's Bounty by Katie Moose
- Post Reply
- Post New
- Save to Recipe Box
ADVERTISEMENT
Random Recipes from:
Desserts - Cakes
Desserts - Cakes
- Fudge Coca Cola Cake (like Cracker Barrel)
- Lemon-Lime Bundt Cake (using cake mix)
- Maple Nut Cake with Maple Frosting or Broiled Maple Sugar Topping
- Quick-and-Easy Streusel Cake (using cake mix and cereal)
- Orange Cake with Orange Fluff Frosting (Kraft, 1955)
- Buttermilk Chess Cake (using cake mix)
- Caramel Cake To Go
- Orange Torte with Homemade Candied Orange Peel (1980's)
- Vanilla Bean Bakery Quick Pecan Sour Cream Coffee Cake (make ahead)
- Carrot Loaf Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
UPLOAD AN IMAGE
Allowed file types: .gif .png .jpg .jpeg
Allowed file types: .gif .png .jpg .jpeg
POST A REPLY
Post a Request - Answer a Question
Share a Recipe
Thank You To All Who Contribute
Post a Request - Answer a Question
Share a Recipe
Thank You To All Who Contribute
POST A NEW MESSAGE
Post a Request - Answer a Question
Share a Recipe
Thank You To All Who Contribute
Post a Request - Answer a Question
Share a Recipe
Thank You To All Who Contribute