Apple Almond Cake a la Lydie Matilde

Ingredients

• One cup powdered sugar
• five eggs
• four tablespoons cold water
• two tablespoons brandy
• one cup flour
• one teaspoon Royal baking powder
• three tablespoons cornstarch
• a pinch of salt
• Two cups apple sauce
• half cup chopped almonds
• three tablespoons brandy
• two cups whipped cream

Method

1. 1

   Add sugar slowly to the yolks.

2. 2

   Beat to a souffle for fifteen minutes; add cold water and brandy.

3. 3

   Sift flour, baking powder, and cornstarch and add.

4. 4

   Last add the whites of the eggs — well beaten.

5. 5

   Bake slowly in oven about thirty minutes.

6. 6

   For filling, mix apple sauce, chopped almonds, brandy, and whipped cream.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Swedish, French, American cook book (1918) by Hammond, Maria Mathilda (Ericsson) Mrs., page 583. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Apple Almond Cake a la Lydie Matilde Gateau aux Amandes, Compote de Pommes, a la Lydie Matilde One cup powdered sugar, five eggs, four tablespoons cold water, two tablespoons brandy, one cup flour, one teaspoon Royal baking powder, three tablespoons cornstarch, and a pinch of salt. How to Make It. Add sugar slowly to the yolks. Beat to a souffle for fifteen minutes; add cold water and brandy. Sift flour, baking powder, and cornstarch and add. Last add the whites of the eggs — well beaten. Bake slowly in oven about thirty minutes. Filling. Two cups apple sauce half cup chopped almonds, three tablespoons brandy, two cups whipped cream

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