Lady Baltimore Cake Recipe

Name: Lady Baltimore Cake Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1-2/3 cups raisins, chopped; 8 dried figs, finely chopped; 1/2 cup brandy; CAKE:; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups sugar; 2 teaspoons grated orange peel; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1-1/3 cups buttermilk; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 egg whites; FROSTING:; 2 cups butter, softened; 6 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1/4 to 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted

Lady Baltimore Cake Recipe was pinched from <a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/lady-baltimore-cake" target="_blank">www.tasteofhome.com.</a>

"I first made this cake for my fathers' birthday and now it is the only cake that he requests. This cake has complex flavors with the raisin-fig filling and is very unique. —Cleo Gonske, Redding, California..."

INGREDIENTS

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1-2/3 cups raisins, chopped

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8 dried figs, finely chopped

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1/2 cup brandy

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CAKE:

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2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

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2 cups sugar

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2 teaspoons grated orange peel

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1 teaspoon baking powder

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1/2 teaspoon baking soda

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1/8 teaspoon salt

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1-1/3 cups buttermilk

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1/2 cup butter, softened

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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4 egg whites

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FROSTING:

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2 cups butter, softened

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6 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted

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2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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1/4 to 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream

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1 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted

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