Lady Baltimore Cake

A popular “fancy” cake from the early part of the 20th century.

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Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 12

Prep Time: 1 hour, including preparing icing   Cook Time: 20-25 minutes  

Ingredients

FOR CAKE:

1 recipe homemade or store-bought white cake mix

1 1/4 cups water

1/2 cup shortening or lard

4 egg whites

1 teaspoon vanilla

FOR LADY BALTIMORE ICING:

Seven-Minute Icing

1/2 cup raisins

1/2 cup chopped nuts

1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries

Directions

Find the homemade white cake mix recipe here.

To make this cake from scratch, use:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour OR 2 3/4 cups cake flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/3 cups milk or buttermilk
1/2 cup shortening or lard
4 egg whites
1 teaspoon

Whether making from scratch or a mix, combine all the cake ingredients. Beat to mix on low, then beat on high for two minutes. Pour into two greased, floured 9-inch cake pans. Bake at 350-degrees for 20-25 minutes.

To make as Lady Baltimore Cake, make one recipe of Seven-Minute Icing. Find the Seven-Minute Icing recipe here and prepare while the cake rounds are cooling. Combine 1/4 of the icing with the raisins, nuts, and cherries. Spread between the two cake layers. Ice the cake with the remaining icing.

Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Old-Fashioned, Special Occasions

Submitted by: suzanne-mcminn on April 5, 2011