Easter Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 12 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon orange extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 2 hrs 40 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• in a saucepan over medium heat combine the water and the sugar, boil until mixture spins a thread approximately 225 degrees f (110 degrees c).
• beat egg whites, salt and cream of tartar in the bowl of a stand mixer until light and fluffy but not stiff. add hot syrup slowly to egg whites, beating until cool, about 15 minutes.
• beat egg yolks until thick and lemon-colored. fold 1/3 cup of the egg whites into the beaten egg yolks to lighten.
• sift 1 cup flour over the egg whites and gently fold in. add almond flavoring.
• sift remaining flour over egg yolks and fold in orange flavoring. spoon egg batter and egg yolk batter alternately into one ungreased 9-inch tube pan.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 1 hour. once cool frost with yellow tinted seven minute frosting.