Lady Baltimore Cake

Name: Lady Baltimore Cake
Yield: 8 to 10 portions
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest; ½ cup pecans, toasted and finely chopped; ½ cup raisins, chopped; Candied Orange Zest (optional garnish), slivered; 1½ cups sugar; 1 cup fresh orange juice; 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice; ¾ teaspoon baking powder; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 2 egg whites; 1 cup vegetable oil; 2½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 2¾ teaspoons baking powder; ½ teaspoon salt; 4 eggs

Preparation info

8 to 10
portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

A true Southern belle crowned, for any special occasion, with a very special seven-minute boiled icing. This is certainly the time to bring out your cake pedestal.

Ingredients

Cake

2½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2¾ teaspoons baking powder
½

Dessert
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9 inch round cake pans. Line the bottom of each with a circle of waxed paper.
Prepare the cake: Toss the flour