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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Bottom Lines' Best-Ever Kitchen Secrets by Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen. Choose one of three frostings listed below. Ingredients:
1 cup butter |
2 cups firmly packed brown sugar |
3 eggs, separated |
2 squares bitter chocolate, melted |
1 cup raisins |
2 tsp cinnamon |
1 tsp ground cloves |
4 cups flour, sifted |
1 cup strawberry jam |
1 cup walnuts |
2 tsp baking powder |
1 cup buttermilk |
peanut butter frosting: (broiled) |
2 tbs butter, softened |
1 cup packed dark brown sugar |
2/3 cup peanut butter |
1/4 cup milk |
2/3 cup chopped peanuts |
lemon sauce |
1 cup water |
1/3 cup sugar |
1 tbs cornstarch |
2 tbs butter |
1 tbs lemon juice |
1/2 tsp vanilla extract |
chocolate-fudge frosting |
2 cups sugar |
1/4 cup light corn syrup |
1/2 cup butter |
1/2 cup milk |
2 1-ounce unsweetened chocolate squares, coarsely grated |
1 tsp vanilla extract |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar
3. Add the egg yolks and stir. Add melted chocolate and stir. Add raisins and stir. Add cinnamon, ground cloves and flour and stir. Stir in the jam and walnuts.
4. Beat the egg whites until stiff.
5. Add baking powder to the buttermilk and quickly stir it into the cake mixture.
6. Fold in the stiff egg whites.
7. Quickly pour the mixture into the greased and floured angel food-cake pan. Bake 35-45 minutes.
8. Peanut Butter Frosting:
9. Combine and cream butter, sugar and peanut butter.
10. Add milk and stir well. Keep stirring as you mix in nuts.
11. Spread over warm cake.
12. Place frosted cake under broiler, about 4- 5-inches from the heat source. Leave it there until topping bubbles and browns lightly. It will happen quickly, so watch closely to prevent scorching.
13. Let cake cool at least 30 minutes before serving it.
14. Lemon Sauce:
15. Boil all ingredients until clean and serve warm over cake.
16. Chocolate Fudge Frosting:
17. In a heavy saucepan, over low heat, stir all of the ingredients except vanilla extract. When the chocolate melts, bring it to a rolling boil while constantly stirring. Then boil for 1 minute.
18. Remove from heat and beat until it's lukewarm. Stir in vanilla extract and continue stirring, until it reaches desired consistency.
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