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Daffodil Cake
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Ready In: 40 Minutes
Servings: 12
Another recipe from Mom's Kansas Women's Group Cookbook, circa 1935. I've made this a ton of times, it's delicious!
Ingredients:
if you have no cake flour the best substitute for 1 cup cake flour is 7/8 cup all-purpose flour + 2 tablespoons cornstarch.
white part
6 egg whites 1/2 c cake flour
1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cream of tarter 1/2 tsp almond
3/4 c sugar
yellow part
6 egg yolks 1 c cake flour
3/4 c sugar 1/2 tsp orange extract
1/4 c hot water 1/2 tsp lemon
1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp orange zest
Directions:
1. Beat yolks until very thick, add sugar and eggs and beat very well
2. Add hot water, then dry ingredients and lastly flavorings and zest
3. Put in 2 round baking pans, marble cake style
4. Bake at 350 for 35 – 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
5. Cool completely
6. Frost with your flavor choice
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