Almond Cake

Name: Almond Cake
Ingredients: 3 cups sugar; 1 cup butter; 6 eggs yolks and whites separated; 5 cups flour; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 1 1/2 cups milk sweet; 3 pounds almonds blanched and ground to a paste, or 3 pounds; sour cream; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 4 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

11 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

3 cups sugar
1 cup butter
6 eggs yolks and whites separated
5 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups milk sweet
3 pounds almonds blanched and ground to a paste, or 3 pounds
sour cream
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350. Cream sugar, butter and yolks together. Add 5 cups sifted flour, 4 teaspoonfuls baking powder and set aside.
2

Add 1 1/2 cups sweet milk. Slowly fold in the whites of the six eggs beaten to a stiff froth, and lastly one teaspoonful lemon flavoring.
3

Bake the cake batter in layers. Set aside to cool.
4

ALMOND SAUCE FOR FILLING.-Three pounds almonds, blanched and pounded to a paste 1 1/2 cups sour cream, sugar, four eggs (whites and yolks beaten thoroughly together) and vanilla. Stir well to combine.
5

Frost cake with almond filling.