Maple Sugar Layer Cake a la Sofia

Ingredients

• Three eggs
• four tablespoons sugar
• five tablespoons flour
• one tablespoon brandy
• one teaspoon Royal baking powder
• Half pound maple sugar
• two tablespoons brandy
• one and a half cups water
• one heaping tablespoon cornstarch
• yolks of two eggs
• two tablespoons sugar
• juice of a lemon

Method

1. 1

   Stir sugar and yolks to a souffle; add flour, baking powder, brandy, and a pinch of salt.

2. 2

   Bake in two layers, split each layer in halves and fill.

3. 3

   For the filling, cut the maple sugar in small pieces, dissolve in a little water, take out quarter cup for frosting, put the rest in a saucepan; add lemon juice, brandy, and one cup water; let come to a boil.

4. 4

   Thicken with cornstarch dissolved in half cup water, add yolks stirred with sugar.

5. 5

   Fill the cake, frost with maple sugar boiled frosting.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Swedish, French, American cook book (1918) by Hammond, Maria Mathilda (Ericsson) Mrs., page 595. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Maple Sugar Layer Cake a la Sofia Gateau au Sucre d'Erable, en couches, ^ la Sofia Three eggs, four tablespoons sugar, five tablespoons flour, one tablespoon brandy, one teaspoon Royal baking powder. How to Make It. Stir sugar and yolks to a souffle; add flour, baking powder, brandy, and a pinch of salt. Bake in two layers, split each layer in halves and fill. Filling. Half pound maple sugar, two tablespoons brandy, one and a half cups water, one heaping tablespoon cornstarch, yolks of two eggs, two tablespoons sugar, juice of a lemon

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