Almond Cake


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Ingredients

3 cups sugar
1 cup butter
6 eggs, yolks and whites separated
5 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups sweet milk
3 pounds almonds, blanched and ground to a paste (or 3 pounds
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

1
Preheat oven to 350. Cream sugar, butter and yolks together. Add 5 cups sifted flour, 4 teaspoonfuls baking powder and set aside.
2
Add 1 1/2 cups sweet milk. Slowly fold in the whites of the six eggs beaten to a stiff froth, and lastly one teaspoonful lemon flavoring.
3
Bake the cake batter in layers. Set aside to cool.
4
ALMOND SAUCE FOR FILLING.-Three pounds almonds, blanched and pounded to a paste 1 1/2 cups sour cream, sugar, four eggs (whites and yolks beaten thoroughly together) and vanilla. Stir well to combine.
5
Frost cake with almond filling.

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Yield:

1.0 cake

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Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

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