Little Mountain Cake

Name: Little Mountain Cake
Ingredients: 3/4 c. egg whites (about 6 eggs); 1 c. sugar; 1/4 tsp. salt; 1/2 tsp. vanilla; 1 tsp. grated orange peel; 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 c. regular all-purpose flour; 1/4 c. butter or margarine, melted and cooled; 2 Tbsp. walnuts or slivered almonds; powdered sugar

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

3/4 c. egg whites (about 6 eggs)
1 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. grated orange peel
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. regular all-purpose flour
1/4 c. butter or margarine, melted and cooled
2 Tbsp. walnuts or slivered almonds
powdered sugar

Directions

1

Measure 1/2 cup of the egg whites (about 4 whites) into large bowl of an electric mixer.
2

With mixer at highest speed, beat whites until frothy, then gradually beat in 1/2 cup of sugar, one tablespoon at a time, until mixture will stand in stiff, but not dry peaks.
3

Beat in the salt, vanilla and orange peel.
4

Stir together the baking powder and flour until blended, then sift mixture over beaten whites; fold until smoothly blended.
5

Fold in the butter until blended.