Serves 1
Directions
- 1Sift three cups of flour, baking powder, and salt together.
- 2Separate the eggs.
- 3Cream one stick of butter and one and a half cups of sugar.
- 4Add half a cup of milk and half a cup of water.
- 5Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients.
- 6Add vanilla and almond extract to the mixture.
- 7Prepare the baking pans by buttering and flouring them.
- 8Pour the mixture into two baking pans.
- 9Bake the cakes in the oven.
- 10Prepare the sugar syrup for the boiled frosting by combining sugar, light corn syrup, and two-thirds a cup of water in a saucepan.
- 11Beat two egg whites into a froth using a mixer.
- 12Pour the sugar syrup into the egg whites in a thin stream, mixing continuously until it's cool.
- 13Prepare the filling by combining pecans, dried figs, and raisins in a bowl.
- 14Remove about one cup of the frosting and mix it with the nut and fruit mixture for the filling.
- 15Spread the filling on the first cake layer.
- 16Place the second cake layer on top of the filling.
- 17Spread the remaining frosting over the entire cake, decorating the top with swirls.
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- baking powder
- salt
- 1 stick butter
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 0.5 cup milk
- 0.5 cup water
- vanilla
- almond
- 2 egg whites
- sugar
- light corn syrup
- 0.66 cup water
- pecans
- dried figs
- raisins
Equipment
cake standspatulasievemixerbaking pansaucepanwhisk
Tips
- Be sure to begin and end with the flour as you combine the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients.
- Make sure the pan is buttered and floured for perfect removal.
- Bake the pans on the same level.
- Keep feeding the egg whites mixture until it's cool.
- You can use golden raisins instead of dark raisins for the filling.
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