sunshine cake
(3 RATINGS)
This is an excellent tasting cake that I have made many times. It taste best with just a simple powdered sugar glaze drizzled over it! This is a very OLD recipe (1926)from The Wisconsin State Fair 'Blue Ribbon Cookbook'.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups cake flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 9 - egg whites
- 1 1/4 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 5 - egg yolks
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
How To Make sunshine cake
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Step 1In a large bowl sift together flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
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Step 2In a large bowl beat egg whites and cream of tartar until medium stiff. Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
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Step 3In a small bowl beat egg yolks, water and extracts for 1 minute. Add to sifted dry ingredients and beat 1 more minute on medium speed.
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Step 4Gently fold egg/flour mixture into beaten egg whites 1/4 at a time.
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Step 5Pour into a tube pan and bake 45-50 in a 350 degree oven. When cake springs back to a light touch of the finger it is done.
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Step 6Invert pan to cool. Let stand overnight before removing from pan.
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Step 7Frost with a buttercream frosting or I like a powdered sugar glaze drizzled over cake.
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