Something Special Birthday Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Grease 2 straight sided 9x12 round cake pans and line with parchment or wax paper.
  3. Cake: Sift flour, measure carefully 2 1/2 cups and sift this again with the baking powder and salt onto waxed paper or another bowl.
  4. Beat the butter with electric mixer in a bowl until smooth.
  5. Gradually beat in 1 1/4 cups sugar until fluffy.
  6. Beat in yolks one at a time.
  7. Beat in vanilla, and almond extract.
  8. On low speed alternately add flour and milk in 3 additions.
  9. In yet another bowl beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
  10. Gradually beat in remaining 1/4 cup sugar until stiff peaks form.
  11. Carefully fold the egg whites into the batter.
  12. Scrape the batter into prepared pans, spreading level.
  13. Bake for 30 minutes.
  14. The top should spring back when lightly touched.
  15. Cool pans 10 minutes, then unmold on cake racks to cool.
  16. Icing: Sift sugar and cocoa into a large bowl.
  17. Add butter, salt and vanilla.
  18. Beat on high until fluffy, adding drops of milk until desired spreading consistency is reached.
  19. Frost as usual.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2834.58 Kcal (11868 kJ)
Calories from fat 1404.1 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 156.01g 240%
Cholesterol 204.62mg 68%
Sodium 2980.82mg 124%
Potassium 5875.61mg 125%
Total Carbs 339.21g 113%
Sugars 224.36g 897%
Dietary Fiber 0.26g 1%
Protein 28.36g 57%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 0.6mg 4%
Calcium 330.3mg 33%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 458.15 Kcal (1918 kJ)
Calories from fat 226.94 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.22g 240%
Cholesterol 33.07mg 68%
Sodium 481.79mg 124%
Potassium 949.67mg 125%
Total Carbs 54.83g 113%
Sugars 36.26g 897%
Dietary Fiber 0.04g 1%
Protein 4.58g 57%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 19%
Iron 0.1mg 4%
Calcium 53.4mg 33%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 69.6
    Points
  • 80
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

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

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