Easter Party Cake
I added some pureed strawberries and a couple of drops of red food coloring to make the cake pink.
Yield
10 servingsPrep
15 minCook
45 minReady
90 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¼ | cup |
butter
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
white |
|
| 1 ¾ | cups |
cake flour
sifted |
|
| 2 ½ | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| ⅓ | cup |
milk
low fat |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
almond extract
|
*
|
| 5 | large |
egg whites
stiffly beaten |
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
white |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
water
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ⅛ | teaspoon |
cream of tartar
|
|
| 2 | large |
egg whites
|
|
| 2 | drops |
food coloring
red |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
eggs
candy-coated milk chocolate |
|
| 1 | cup |
coconut, shredded, unsweetened (desiccated)
|
*
|
| 4 | drops |
food coloring
green |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 59 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
white |
|
| 414 | ml |
cake flour
sifted |
|
| 13 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 79 | ml |
milk
low fat |
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
almond extract
|
*
|
| 5 | large |
egg whites
stiffly beaten |
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
white |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
water
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 0.6 | ml |
cream of tartar
|
|
| 2 | large |
egg whites
|
|
| 2 | drops |
food coloring
red |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
eggs
candy-coated milk chocolate |
|
| 237 | ml |
coconut, shredded, unsweetened (desiccated)
|
*
|
| 4 | drops |
food coloring
green |
*
|
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.
