Rocky Mountain Cake

Name: Rocky Mountain Cake
Ingredients: 7 eggs, separated; ½ tsp. ground cloves; 2 tblsp. caraway seeds; ½ tsp. cream of tartar; ¾ c. ice water; ½ c. salad oil; 2 c. sifted flour; 1½ c. sugar; 1 tblsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. ground cinnamon; ½ tsp. ground nutmeg; ½ tsp. ground allspice

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Black walnuts are the rocks in this recipe shared by a ranch woman

Ingredients

2 c. sifted flour
1½ c. sugar
1 tblsp.

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and spices together several times.
Combine egg yolks, caraway seeds, oil and water in large bowl. Add dry ingredients. Beat about 30 seconds at low speed on mixer or 75 strokes by hand. (Add a few drops of lemon extract for different flavor.)
Add cream of tartar to egg whites. Beat until stiff peaks form.