Easter Dawn Cake Recipe

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Easter Dawn Cake
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Ingredients:

  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 cups sifted cake flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 6 drops red food coloring
  • easter dawn frosting

Directions:

  1. Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  2. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix well after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
  3. Pour two-thirds batter into 3 greased and floured 8-inch round cake pans.
  4. Add food coloring and oil of peppermint to the remaining batter. Spoon pink batter equally into batter in 3 pans. Swirl pink batter into white batter to obtain a marbled effect.
  5. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove layers from pans, and let cool completely.
  6. Spread Easter Dawn Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cooled cake.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2167.62 Kcal (9075 kJ)
Calories from fat 1187.94 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 131.99g 203%
Cholesterol 660.48mg 220%
Sodium 2611.81mg 109%
Potassium 1912.2mg 41%
Total Carbs 232.89g 78%
Sugars 221.93g 888%
Dietary Fiber 0.25g 1%
Protein 22.15g 44%
Vitamin A 1.5mg 51%
Iron 2.8mg 15%
Calcium 1005.1mg 101%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 277.49 Kcal (1162 kJ)
Calories from fat 152.08 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.9g 203%
Cholesterol 84.55mg 220%
Sodium 334.36mg 109%
Potassium 244.8mg 41%
Total Carbs 29.81g 78%
Sugars 28.41g 888%
Dietary Fiber 0.03g 1%
Protein 2.84g 44%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 51%
Iron 0.4mg 15%
Calcium 128.7mg 101%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 54.3
    Points
  • 61
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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