Blitz cake
12 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| ½ | cup | Butter |
| 3 | Egg yolks; beaten | |
| 1 | cup | Flour |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ⅓ | cup | Milk |
| 1 | teaspoon | Milk |
| 3 | Egg whites; stiffly beaten | |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| ⅓ | cup | Chopped nuts |
Directions
Mix together sugar and butter; beat well. Add beaten egg yolks; beat. Mix flour with baking powder and salt. Add vanilla to milk. Add flour alternately with milk to the creamed mixture in two additions. Be sure not to overmix. Spread in an ungreased 10x7 inch pan. Beat egg whites until nearly stiff; slowly add sugar. Spread on cake; top with nuts. Bake slowly at 325 degrees for 40 minutes. Nice to serve after a big meal or with coffee.
From <A Taste of Louisiana>. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .