Holiday Snow Cake

Ingredients

• 23 cups sifted cake flour
• 3 + tsp. baking powder
• ltsp. salt
• 11/3 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup snowdrift
• 1 cup sweet milk
• 2 egg whites, unbeaten
• 1 > tsp. vanilla
• red food coloring

Method

1. 1

   Heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Grease and flour two 8 x 14 inch layer pans.

3. 3

   Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.

4. 4

   Add snowdrift and 3/4 cup milk.

5. 5

   Beat 2 minutes.

6. 6

   Add egg whites, remaining milk, and vanilla.

7. 7

   Beat 2 minutes.

8. 8

   Remove 1/3 of batter to another bowl and color red.

9. 9

   Spoon white and red batter into baking pans alternately.

10. 10

    Bake about 30 minutes.

11. 11

    Cool and frost with Snowy No Cook Icing.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Recipes from our hearth (1960) by N.C.) Advent Moravian Church (Winston-Salem, page 13. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

HOLIDAY SNOW CAKE (High, light, moist and beautiful) 23 cups sifted cake flour 3 + tsp. baking powder ltsp. salt 11/3 cups sugar 2/3 cup snowdrift l cup sweet milk 2 egg whites, unbeaten 1 > tsp. vanilla red food coloring 62 CAKES SS ssl ssstsnsunecssasunstsnsrnsbenssassocsne Heat oven to 350 degrees (moderate). Grease with snowdrift and flour two 8 x 14 inch layer pans. In large bowl sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Add snowdrift and 3/4 cup milk. Mix enough to dampen flour. Beat 2 minutes, medium speed on mixer or 300 strokes by hand. Scrape bowl often. Add egg whites, remaining } cup milk and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes. Remove 1/3 of batter to another bowl. Color red. Spoon white and red batter into baking pans alternately.* Bake about 30 minutes. Cool, frost with Snowy No Cook Icing. For a special holiday touch, top with Strawberry Glaze. (*Swirl batter with spatula to marble.) SNOWY NO-COOK ICING $ cup snowdrift + tsp. salt 1 lb. confectioners' sugar 1 tsp. almond or less 3/4 cup vanilla flavoring + cup light cream Cream snowdrift, add salt, confectioners' sugar and light cream in four additions, beating thoroughly after each addition. Stir in almond flavoring. Spread between layers, around sides and form snowy rim around top of cake. STRAWBERRY GLAZE Blend thoroughly 3/4 cup confectioners sugar, dash of salt, 1 4 tbsp. mashed frozen strawberries. Spread over top of Snow Cake for crowning glow. Two tbsp. of strawberry preserves may be sub- stituted for frozen strawberries. Mrs. W. R. Fritts 63 CAKES STARLIGHT CAKE Sift into bowl: | 21/8 cups all purpose flour (#* 2 cups plus 2 tbsp. ) 3 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 14 cups sugar Add: + cup shortening l cup sweet milk

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