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Spirited: Amalgamation Cake

Source of Recipe

Submitted by Ashly U.


Recipe Introduction

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List of Ingredients


---CAKE---
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, at room temp
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup whole milk
8 large egg whites

---FILLING---
1 1/4 cups butter
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup bourbon
8 large egg yolks
2 cups chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups raisins
1 1/2 cups flaked coconut
sweetened flaked coconut
pecan halves




Recipe

PREHEAT OVEN TO 325.
BUTTER AND FLOUR THREE 9 INCH DIAMETER CAKE PANS.
MIX FLOUR, BAKING POWDER AND SALT IN IUM BOWL.
USING ELECTRIC MIXER, BEAT BUTTER AND 1 3/4 CUPS SUGAR IN LARGE BOWL.
BEAT IN VANILLA.
ADD DRY INGREDIENTS WITH MILK.
BEAT WHITES IN ANOTHER LARGE BOWL TO SOFT PEAKS.
SLOWLY BEAT IN 1/4 CUP SUGAR.
CONTINUE BEATIING UNTIL STIFF BUT NOT DRY.
FOLD WHITES INTO BATTER.
DIVIDE BATTER AMONG PREPARED PANS; SMOOTH TOPS.
BAKE CAKES FOR ABOUT 35 MINUTES.
COOL CAKES FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
MELT BUTTER IN HEAVY LARGE SAUCEPAN OVER MEDIUM HEAT.
WHISK SUGAR, BOURBON AND YOLKS IN MEDIUM BOWL.
GRADUALLY WHISK IN MELTED BUTTER.
RETURN MIXTURE TO SAUCEPAN; WHISK OVER MEDIUM HEAT UNTIL VERY THICK FOR ABOUT 6 MINUTES.
MIX IN CHOPPED PECANS, RAISINS AND 1 1/2 COCONUTS.
CHILL UNTIL COLD FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR.
PLACE 1 CAKE LAYER ON PLATTER.
SPREAD 1/3 OF FILLING OVER WITH SECOND CAKE LAYER.
SPREAD 1/3 OF FILLING OVER.
TOP WITH THIRD CAKE LAYER.
SPREAD REMAINING FILLING OVER TOP (NOT ON THE SIDES) OF CAKE.
SPRINKLE ADDITIONAL COCONUT IN 1 INCH BORDER AROUND TOP EDGE OF CAKE.
GARNISH WITH PECAN HALVES.
CAN BE PREPARED 1 DAY AHEAD.
LET SIT FOR 2 HOURS AT ROOM TEMP.
YIELD: 14 Servings