Name: Fruit Filling for Cakes
Yield: Yield: Enough Filling for a 2-Layer Cake.
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ½ cup sugar; ¼ cup chopped seeded dates; 3 large or 4 small egg yolks; ¼ cup macaroon crumbs or chopped blanched almonds (see note); ¼ pound butter, melted; Salt to taste, if desired; ½ cup chopped mixed candied fruits, such as pineapple, angelica, and cherries; ¼ cup chopped pecans; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preparation info

Yield: Enough Filling for a
2
-Layer Cake.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1987

About

Ingredients

3 large or 4 small egg yolks
½ cup sugar
Salt to taste, if desired

Method

Put the yolks into the bowl of an electric mixer. Start beating on high speed while gradually adding the sugar and salt. When light and lemon-colored, add the melted butter.
Pour and scrape the mixture into a saucepan and cook, stirring constantly, over hot water 20 to 25 minutes, or until thickened. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the remaining ingr

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