Cake Recipes
Amaretto Cakes
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 7 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup amaretto liqueur
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 7 egg whites, stiffly beaten
Filling
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 cup amaretto
- 1/2 cup orange marmalade
Frosting
- 2 egg whites
- 2 tablespoons amaretto
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
Cake
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and sugar. Stir to blend, and add egg yolks, amaretto, water and oil. Beat until smooth.
- Fold in beaten egg whites.
- Pour into three 8 inch cake pans that have been greased and floured.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
- Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
- Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
Filling
- Whisk cornstarch into amaretto until dissolved. Place over medium heat, adding the marmalade. Heat until mixture is thick.
- Cool and spread between layers of cake.
Frosting
- Beat egg whites until stiff in a small bowl.
- Boil amaretto, water and sugar until mixture reached 242 degrees F on a candy thermometer.
- With mixer running, drizzle the hot syrup into the egg whites. Continue beating until mixture holds stiff peaks.
- Spread over top and sides of cake.