| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Fruits, Eggs, Dairy |
Japanese |
Newspaper, Holidays, Cakes, Fruits |
12 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 |
c |
Butter |
| 2 |
c |
Sugar |
| 4 |
|
Eggs |
| 3 |
c |
Flour; all-purpose, sifted |
| 2 |
ts |
Baking powder |
| 1 |
c |
Milk |
| 1 |
ts |
Vanilla extract |
| 1 |
ts |
Ground cloves |
| 1 |
ts |
Ground cinnamon |
| 1/2 |
c |
Raisins |
| 1/2 |
c |
Pecans; chopped |
|
|
Pecan halves for garnish |
| 2 1/2 |
c |
Sugar |
| 3 |
tb |
Flour; all-purpose |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Salt |
| 1 |
c |
Water; boiling |
| 1 1/2 |
tb |
Lemon zest; grated |
| 1/4 |
c |
Lemon juice; fresh |
| 4 1/2 |
c |
Coconut; grated |
INSTRUCTIONS
CAKE
FILLING/FROSTING
For cake: Grease and flour four 9- inch round cake pans.
Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed with an
electric mixer. Add eggs one at a time; beat well after each addition.
Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with
milk, beginning and ending with fbur mixture. Mix after each addition. Stir
in vanilla.
Divide batter in half; stir spices, raisins and pecans into one half. Pour
plain batter into 2 of the cake pans and spiced baUer into the other 2
pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until cake tests done .
Cool in pan for 20 minutes; remove from paos and cool completely on wire
racks.
Prick layers at 2-inch intervals with a wooden pick. Spread
frosting/filling between layers and on top and sides of cake, stacking
layers with a light layer on top of each spice layer. Garnish with pecan
halves, if desired.
For filling/frosting: Combine sugar and flour in medium saucepan; stir in
remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring
constantly.
Cook for 5 minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly; cool mixture
completely before filling and spreading on cake.
Nutritional analysis por serving: 741 calories, 32 grams fat, 112 grams
carbohydrates, 115 milligrams cholesterol, 406 milligrams sodium, 38
percent of calories from fat .
** Fort Worth Star Telegram -- Food section -- 29 November 1995 **
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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