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    AMARETTO CAKES


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    Marla
    AMARETTO CAKES


    Posted by Marla on
    1/27/2002, 1:36 pm
    206.244.135.237


    AMARETTO CAKES

    Cake
    2 C. unsifted all-purpose flour
    1 T. baking powder
    1 1/2 C. sugar
    7 egg yolks
    1/4 C. amaretto liqueur
    1/2 C. water
    1/2 C. vegetable oil
    7 egg whites, stiffly beaten

    Preheat oven to 325ºF. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder andsugar. Stir to blend and add egg yolks, amaretto,water and oil. Beat until smooth. Fold in beaten eggwhites. Pour into three 8-inch cake pans that havebeen greased and floured. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.

    Filling
    2 T. cornstarch
    1/2 C. amaretto
    1/2 C. orange marmalade

    Whisk cornstarch into amaretto until dissolved. Placeover medium heat, adding the marmalade. Heat untilmixture is thick. Cool and spread between layers ofcake.

    Frosting

    2 egg whites
    2 T. amaretto
    3 T. water
    1 C. sugar

    Beat egg whites until stiff in a small bowl. Boilamaretto, water and sugar until mixture reached 242ºFon a candy thermometer. With mixer running, drizzlethe hot syrup into the egg whites. Continue beatinguntil mixture holds stiff peaks. Spread over top andsides of cake. Makes 10 servings.
 

 

 

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