# Lady Baltimore Cake

Lady Baltimore Cake is a spectacular dessert which was Martha's birthday cake when she was growing up.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Sift three cups of flour, baking powder, and salt together.
2. Separate the eggs.
3. Cream one stick of butter and one and a half cups of sugar.
4. Add half a cup of milk and half a cup of water.
5. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients.
6. Add vanilla and almond extract to the mixture.
7. Prepare the baking pans by buttering and flouring them.
8. Pour the mixture into two baking pans.
9. Bake the cakes in the oven.
10. Prepare the sugar syrup for the boiled frosting by combining sugar, light corn syrup, and two-thirds a cup of water in a saucepan.
11. Beat two egg whites into a froth using a mixer.
12. Pour the sugar syrup into the egg whites in a thin stream, mixing continuously until it's cool.
13. Prepare the filling by combining pecans, dried figs, and raisins in a bowl.
14. Remove about one cup of the frosting and mix it with the nut and fruit mixture for the filling.
15. Spread the filling on the first cake layer.
16. Place the second cake layer on top of the filling.
17. Spread the remaining frosting over the entire cake, decorating the top with swirls.

## Equipment

- cake stand
- spatula
- sieve
- mixer
- baking pan
- saucepan
- whisk

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AahW85vN6/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3db2fb9b-db08-476f-96bd-ab210b8ed9c8
- Extracted: 2025-06-22

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