Amalgamation Cake Using A Cake Mix Recipes

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.

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

Steps:

• 1. Beat egg whites until stiff. Mix other ingredients for cake (sugar, margarine, milk, baking powder, flour). Fold egg whites into cake mixture. Bake in three 9-inch greased and floured cake pans at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes.
• 2. For filling: Mix all ingredients in double boiler or iron skillet. Cook until thick.
• 3. Split cakes layers. Spread filling between split layers and on top and sides.
• 4. You can add color by adding maraschino cherries to the filling.

AMALGAMATION CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F; grease and flour two 8" round cake pans.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; add vanilla.
• Sift flour and baking powder together; add alternatively to butter mixture with milk.
• Beat eggs whites until stiff; fold into batter.
• Pour into greased and floured pans; bake for 35 minutes.
• When done, turn out onto grate to cool.
• While cake is baking, boil together sugar, butter, egg yolks, and coconut water until thick enough to spread. Remove from heat; stir in pecans and coconut.
• Spread between cooled layers.

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