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abe lincoln's birthday cake

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Eddie Jordan
Bristow, OK

This is a amazing cake to make for ol Abe's Birthday coming up

(2 ratings)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Convection Oven

Ingredients For abe lincoln's birthday cake

  • 1 c
    butter
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1 c
    milk
  • 3 c
    flour
  • 3 tsp
    baking powder
  • 6
    egg whites
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 c
    chopped almonds
  • BOILED ICING
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    water
  • 1 tsp
    white vinegar
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • almonds for garnish

How To Make abe lincoln's birthday cake

  • 1
    Cream butter well, add sugar and cream again
  • 2
    Sift flour and baking powder together.
  • 3
    Add to butter and sugar mixture, mixing alternately with milk. Stir in the chopped almonds and beat well
  • 4
    Fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites.
  • 5
    Pour into a well greased paper lined pan and bake one (1 ) hour in a 350 degree oven.
  • 6
    Ice with boiled icing to which you have added half cup of candied pineapple and cherries, cut into very small pieces.
  • 7
    BOILED ICING
  • 8
    Combine first 3 ingredients in a heavy sauce pan. Stir until sugar is dissolved
  • 9
    Cover, bring to a boil and cook 3 minutes.
  • 10
    Uncover and let boil to soft ball stage.
  • 11
    Beat egg whites and i tbsp cold water until stiff
  • 12
    Add hot syrup and vanilla gradually.
  • 13
    Beat until icing stands in soft peaks, put on cake. Top with candied pineapple for Abe and cherries for George.
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