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Mary Todd's Vanilla Almond Cake




Source of Recipe


artsycook at recipegoldmine.com


Recipe Introduction


Created by Monsieur Geron in honor of Frenchman Lafayette on his visit to Lexington in 1825. The Todd family cherished this recipe as it was was one of President Lincoln’s favorites.




List of Ingredients




1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 cup flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1 cup milk
1 cup blanched almonds
6 egg whites
1 tsp. vanilla or almond extract


Recipe



Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl, sift flour 3 times and sift in the baking powder; add to the butter mixture alternately with milk.

Chop almonds until very fine (or process) and add to mixture. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks and fold into batter. Add vanilla and pour into an ungreased angel cake pan. Bake 1 hour until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.