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| | Lady Baltimore Cake
3/4 cup of butter
2 cups of sugar
3 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
3 1/2 cups of flour
1 cup of milk
1 teaspoon of lemon extract
8 egg whites, stiffly beaten
Cream the butter in a large mixing bowl, then add the sugar gradually. Sift the baking powder and flour together 3 times, then add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk. Add the lemon extract and fold in the egg whites. Spoon the batter evenly into 3 greased and floured layer cake pans. Bake at 350ºF. until cake tests done. Cool.
Icing
3 cups of sugar
3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1 cup of chopped citron
1 cup of chopped raisins
1/2 cup of diced candied cherries
1 cup of chopped nuts
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
Combine the sugar and 1 cup of boiling water in a saucepan and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Boil, without stirring, until the syrup spins a thread. Pour the syrup slowly over the egg whites, beating constantly, until stiff. Continue beating until icing is cool, then add the fruits, nuts and lemon juice. Spread between layers and over the cake
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