Amalgamation Cake Recipes

AMALGAMATION CAKE (#9)

Steps:

• 1. CAKE: Roll raisins in flour; add next 3 ingredients and mix well.
• 2. Add sugar; mix thoroughly.
• 3. Melt butter; add eggs and jam.
• 4. Combine baking soda and buttermilk; add jam mixture.
• 5. Combine raisin mixture and jam mixture.
• 6. Pour into four 8-inch layer pans.
• 7. Bake at 350 degrees until cake tests done.
• 8. ICING: Beat eggs with sugar; add butter.
• 9. Cook until thickened. Remove from heat;
• 10. Stir in remaining ingredients.
• 11. Spread over cake layers. Lucille Matheny, Clerk Proctor City Church of God LWWB Tiptonville, Tennessee

AMALGAMATION CAKE (USING A CAKE MIX)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly spray bottom of 2 8 inch round baking pans.
• Combine cake mix, water and egg whites.
• Mix on low speed for 1 minute.
• Beat on low speed for 2 minutes.
• Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake for 32-36 minutes.
• Cool in pans on cooling rack for 15 minutes.
• Remove from pans.
• Filling:.
• In a double boiler combine egg yolks, flour 2 cups sugar and butter.
• Cook over low heat until thick.
• I used a large bowl and cooked it in the microwave on 50% until thickened.
• Add walnuts, pecans, raisins and coconut.
• Mix well.
• Spread filling between cooled layers and on side of cake.
• Frost top with any white frosting.

AMALGAMATION CAKE II

Steps:

• Bake white cake mix, following package directions, in two layers (either 8 or 9 inch).
• Filling: In a double boiler, combine egg yolks, flour, 2 cups sugar and butter. Cook, stirring, until thick.
• Add walnuts, pecans, raisins and coconut. Mix well. Spread filling between layers, on sides and top of cooled cake.
• Icing: Combine sugar and water in a saucepan; stir until well blended. Boil slowly without stirring until mixture will spin a long thread when a little is dropped from a spoon (hold the spoon high above saucepan), or reaches 238 - 242 degrees F (114 - 117 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, beat egg whites with a mixer until they are stiff, but still moist. Pour hot syrup slowly over egg whites while beating. Continue until mixture is very fluffy, and will hold its shape. Spread over cake.

AMALGAMATION CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour 3 8-inch cake pans.
• Mix flour, soda, cloves, and cinnamon; add 1 cup raisins, 1 cup nuts, and 1 cup coconut and mix well. Set aside.
• Cream 2 cups sugar and 1 1/2 cups butter. Stir in jam. Add buttermilk alternately with flour mixture, mixing with a spoon, until all is used up, ending with flour mixture.
• In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until they hold a peak. Fold into other mixture. Pour into prepared cake pans.
• Bake approximately 30 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool and frost.
• To make frosting: mix 4 egg yolks until they are broken up and smooth, add 1/2 cup evaporated milk and mix together until the eggs yolks are mixed well with milk. Add rest of evaporated milk, 2 cups sugar, and 1/2 cup butter. Cook until thick and remove from heat. Stir in 2 cups nuts, 2 cups raisins, and 2 cups coconut. Cool slightly while beating mixture with a spoon. Spread on cooled cake.

AMALGAMATION CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Butter and flour three 9-inch diameter cake pans.
• Mix flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl.
• Using electric mixer, beat butter and 1 3/4 cups sugar in large bowl.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Add dry ingredients with milk.
• Beat whites in another large bowl to soft peaks.
• Slowly beat in 1/4 cup sugar.
• Continue beating until stiff but not dry.
• Fold whites into batter.
• Divide batter among prepared pans; smooth tops.
• Bake cakes for about 35 minutes.
• Cool cakes for about 10 minutes.
• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat.
• Whisk sugar, bourbon and yolks in medium bowl.
• Gradually whisk in melted butter.
• Return mixture to saucepan; whisk over medium heat until very thick for about 6 minutes.
• Mix in chopped pecans, raisins and 1 1/2 cups coconut.
• Chill until cold for about 1 hour.
• Place 1 cake layer on platter.
• Spread 1/3 of filling over; cover with second layer.
• Spread 1/3 of filling over; top with third cake layer.
• Spread remaining filling over top (not on the sides) of cake.
• Sprinkle additional coconut in 1-inch border around top edge of cake.
• Garnish with pecan halves.
• Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
• Let sit 2 hours at room temperature.