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Easter Party Cake

I added some pureed strawberries and a couple of drops of red food coloring to make the cake pink.

 

Yield

10 servings

Prep

15 min

Cook

45 min

Ready

90 min
Trans-fat Free, Low Sodium

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
¼ cup butter
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¼ cup vegetable shortening
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1 cup sugar
white
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1 ¾ cups cake flour
sifted
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2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
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cup milk
low fat
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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½ teaspoon almond extract
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5 large egg whites
stiffly beaten
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1 cup sugar
white
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2 tablespoons water
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½ teaspoon vanilla extract
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teaspoon cream of tartar
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2 large egg whites
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2 drops food coloring
red
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½ cup eggs
candy-coated milk chocolate
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1 cup coconut, shredded, unsweetened (desiccated)
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4 drops food coloring
green
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
59 ml butter
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59 ml vegetable shortening
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237 ml sugar
white
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414 ml cake flour
sifted
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13 ml baking powder
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79 ml milk
low fat
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5 ml vanilla extract
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2.5 ml almond extract
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5 large egg whites
stiffly beaten
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237 ml sugar
white
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3E+1 ml water
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2.5 ml vanilla extract
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0.6 ml cream of tartar
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2 large egg whites
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2 drops food coloring
red
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118 ml eggs
candy-coated milk chocolate
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237 ml coconut, shredded, unsweetened (desiccated)
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4 drops food coloring
green
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Directions

Cream butter or margarine and shortening.

Add 1 cup sugar gradually, beating until mixture resembles whipped cream.

Sift flour and baking powder together 3 times; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.

Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and almond extract.

Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites carefully.

Pour batter into two greased 8 inch round pans.

Bake for 20 to 30 minutes at 375℉ (190℃) F (190 degrees C).

Cool layers on wire racks.

To Make Boiled Icing:

Place 1 cup sugar, water, ½ teaspoon vanilla, cream of tartar, 2 egg whites, and red food colouring in top of double boiler.

Cook, beating constantly, until frosting is thick and creamy.

Frost cake with icing.

Make a nest of green coconut on top of cake, and fill nest with candy eggs.

Sprinkle a border of coconut around base of cake.

Makes 15 to 20 servings.

To make green tinted coconut, Place coconut in a large plastic bag, put a few drops of green food color in the bag and shake until desired consistency is achieved.



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Comments


lynn in ma

I added some pureed strawberries and a couple of drops of red food coloring to make the cake pink.

happyzhangbo   

The photos look absolutely beautiful. I was wondering to make some dessert for Easter, then your photos appeared, and they look great! Thanks for sharing them with us right on time before Easter hits. I bet the cake tastes as good as it looks :) Happy Easter!

Liz

What a beautiful layer cake! There would be no complaints if this showed up as our Easter dessert :)

 

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 117g (4.1 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 33522% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 64mg 21%
Sodium 94mg 4%
Total Carbohydrate 20g 20%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars g
Protein 13g
Vitamin A 4% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 5% Iron 12%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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