Glenn's Birthday Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1/2 Cup Butter Softened
- 1 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 4 Egg Whites
- 2 Cup Flour
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 1/3 Cup Buttermilk
Icing
- 1 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 1/4 Teaspoon Cream of Tartar
- 1/8 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/3 Cup Water
- 2 Egg Whites
- 1 Tablestoon Lemon juice
Filling
- 1 1/2 Pint Strawberries Sliced
- 1/4 Cup Sugar For strawberries
- 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice For strawberries
- 2 Bananas Sliced
Instructions
Cake
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Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
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Add egg whites one at a time beating well after each addition.
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Beat in extract.
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Combine flour baking powder baking soda and salt.
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Add to creams mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
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Spread into two greased floured 9 inch round baking pans.
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Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
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Cool for 10 minutes then remove to wire rack until cool.
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Once cool can wrap and store for a day before putting cake together.
Icing
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Put sugar, cream of tartar, salt, water, egg white, in metal bowl.
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Beat for 1 minute.
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Place bowl over boiling water, being sure that bottom of bowl does not touch water.
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Beat for 7 minutes over water.
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Beat in lemon juice.
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Use the same day.
Filling
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Mix sliced berries, sugar and lemon juice.
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Let macerate for a few hours or overnight.
Assembly
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Slice each cake in half to make 4 layers.
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Put frost layer onto dish cut side up.
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Spoon some strawberries onto cake along with some juice.
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Layer banana slices over berries.
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Fill outside edges of layer with frosting.
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Lay second and third layer over fruit, then layer same as first layer.
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Top with last layer.
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Use the rest of the icing to cover the top and sides of the cake.
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Refrigerate uncovered until the frosting sets up.
Recipe Notes
Source: Taste of Home and Paula Deen