barb@oliven.UUCP (Barbara Jernigan) (08/26/85)
Alas, I lost the 'address' for the person wanting a maple cake recipe --
and this, no doubt, comes too late. But, in a Family Circle Great
Ideas magazine (Best-Ever Baking, Vol.10,No.9) . . .
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MAPLE WALNUT LAYER CAKE
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Bake at 375 for 25 minutes.
Makes one 9-inch layer cake.
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2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
2 1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 cup (1.5 sticks) butter or margarine, room temp.
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2/3 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
Walnut Filling (recipe follows)
Seafoam Frosting (recipe follows)
1. Measure flour, baking powder and salt into sifter on
wax paper. Sift dry ingredients 3 times.
2. Beat butter or margarine in large bowl of electric
mixer at high speed until creamy. Add sugar gradually
and beat well until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one
at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Turn mixer speed to slow and add dry ingredients
alternately with milk, beginning and ending with dry
ingredients and beating just until smooth.
4. Grease two 9-inch layer cake pans, line with wax paper
and grease paper. Pour batter into pans, dividing
evenly.
5. Bake in moderate oven (375 F) 25 minutes, or until top
springs back when lightly touched with fingertip. Cool
in pans on wire rack 10 minutes; loosen cake around edge
with knife; invert onto wire racks; remove wax paper;
cool completely.
6. Place one layer on serving plate; spread WALNUT FILLING
over; top with second layer. Frost side and top with
SEAFOAM FROSTING. Garnish top with a ring of chopped
walnuts.
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WALNUT FILLING
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Makes enough to fill two cake layers.
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2 egg yolks
1 cup ground walnuts
1/2 cup light cream
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tblsp. butter or margarine
Beat egg yolks in small saucepan with wire whip; stir in
walnuts, cream, sugar, and salt. Cook over low heat,
stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and turns
brown. Add butter or margarine and stir until blended.
Remove from heat and cool to room temp.
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SEAFOAM FROSTING
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Makes enough to frost two cake layers
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4 egg whites
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 cup water
1 tsp. maple flavoring
Combine egg whites, sugar, cream of tartar and water in
top of a double boiler. Beat with electric hand mixer at
high speed until well blended. Place over simmering water
cook, beating constantly, until mixture forms peaks when
beater is raised. Remove top of double boiler from water;
add maple flavoring. Continue beating until mixture is
stiff enough to spread. Frost cake while mixture is still
warm.