Gone with the Wind Cake
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"This is a lovely angel food cake that is reminiscent of the deep south."
Original recipe yield: 1 -9 or 10 inch tube pan.
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INGREDIENTS:
- 3/4 cup water
- 3 egg whites
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 egg yolks
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DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Beat cold water and egg yolks together until mixture makes 1 quart - at least 10 minutes. Slowly add sugar and vanilla to egg yolk mixture, beating for at least 7 minutes.
- Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Fold into the egg yolk mixture.
- Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold in smoothly to the egg yolk mixture. Pour batter into an ungreased 9 or 10 inch tube pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes. Turn upside down to cool in pan for 1 hour. Loosen sides and coax from pan. May be cut into layers and filled with Lemon Filling and iced with the same or with whipped cream.
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