Marigold Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Cake flour | 1 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), sifted | |
| Sugar | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Egg whites | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cream of tartar | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Egg yolks | 1 | |
| Lemon Rind- 1 teaspoon, grated | ||
| Vanilla | 1 Teaspoon | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2) In a bowl, sift together flour and 1/2 cup of the sugar, set aside.
MAKING
3) In a mixer bowl, place together egg whites, cream of tartar and salt.
4) Beat at high speed until foamy-white and double in volume.
5) While still beating, add in the remaining 1 cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until meringue stands in soft peaks.
6) Lightly fold in flour mixture, 1/2 at a time, with a rubber scraper until completely blended.
7) In a small mixer bowl beat the egg yolks at high speed until thick and lemon-color.
8) Stir in lemon rind and vanilla.
9) Gently fold 1/2 of the meringue batter into egg yolks until well mixed.
10) Transfer the batters by tablespoonful-€™s, alternating colors, into a 10-inch tube pan.
11) Bake in the oven for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
FINALIZING
12) Invert the pan, placing tube over a quart-size soft drink bottle.
13) Allow the cake cool completely.
14) Using spatula loosen cake around the edge and the tube and down the sides.
SERVING
15) Put a serving plate over a pan and shake gently; turn upside down; lift off pan.
16) Slice into wedges and serve with lemon sherbet, if desired.
1) Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2) In a bowl, sift together flour and 1/2 cup of the sugar, set aside.
MAKING
3) In a mixer bowl, place together egg whites, cream of tartar and salt.
4) Beat at high speed until foamy-white and double in volume.
5) While still beating, add in the remaining 1 cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until meringue stands in soft peaks.
6) Lightly fold in flour mixture, 1/2 at a time, with a rubber scraper until completely blended.
7) In a small mixer bowl beat the egg yolks at high speed until thick and lemon-color.
8) Stir in lemon rind and vanilla.
9) Gently fold 1/2 of the meringue batter into egg yolks until well mixed.
10) Transfer the batters by tablespoonful-€™s, alternating colors, into a 10-inch tube pan.
11) Bake in the oven for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
FINALIZING
12) Invert the pan, placing tube over a quart-size soft drink bottle.
13) Allow the cake cool completely.
14) Using spatula loosen cake around the edge and the tube and down the sides.
SERVING
15) Put a serving plate over a pan and shake gently; turn upside down; lift off pan.
16) Slice into wedges and serve with lemon sherbet, if desired.
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