Blueberry Cake

Name: Blueberry Cake
Ingredients: 12 eggs, separated; 6 cups sugar; 3 cups shortening; 2 tablespoons vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon salt; 9 cups flour, plus additional for flouring blueberries and cake pan; 2 tablespoons baking powder; 2 cups milk; 6 cups blueberries; Butter, for greasing pan

10 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

12 eggs, separated
6 cups sugar
3 cups shortening
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
9 cups flour, plus additional for flouring blueberries and cake pan
2 tablespoons baking powder
2 cups milk
6 cups blueberries
Butter, for greasing pan

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2

Beat the egg whites; set aside.
3

Mix the egg yolks with sugar, shortening, vanilla, and salt.
4

In a separate bowl mix the 9 cups of flour and the baking powder.
5

Mix the flour mixture with the egg mixture, slowly adding the milk.
6

Fold in the egg whites.
7

Flour the blueberries and then fold them into the cake batter.
8

Butter and flour 2 (12 by 18 by 1-inch) baking pans.
9

Pour the blueberry cake batter into the pans and bake for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out dry and the cake springs back when touched firmly.
10

This recipe is part of a Maine Lobsterbake.