Irish Feather Gingerbread Cake Recipes

FEATHER SPONGE CAKE (AMY'S GRANDMA'S)

Steps:

• Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored.
• Add water and continue beating until thick.
• Gradually beat in sugar, then the extracts.
• Fold in flour, a little at a time.
• Beat egg whites until foamy, add the cream of tarter and beat until they form glossy peaks.
• Fold this carefully into the cake mixture.
• Bake in a 10" ungreased angel food cake pan ina 350 degree oven for approximately 1 hour.
• Invert pan to cool.

FEATHER SPICE CAKE WITH ORLEANS FROSTING

Steps:

• sift flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and mace together three times. cream butter, thoroughly; add sugar gradually, continuing to cream until light and fluffy --
• add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• add sorghum and blend.
• add flour mixture alternately with milk, ending with flour.
• bake in 2 greased layer pans in a a moderate oven 375* for 25-30 minutes or until done.
• remove from pans after 10 minutes, cool on wire racks.
• put layers together with Orleans frostign.
• to make ORLEANS FROSTING:.
• place egg whites, sugar, water, sorghum and cream of tartar in top of double boiler.
• beat immediately on high speed until mixture will hold a peak (5-6 minutes).
• remove from heat, add vanilla and continue beating until thick enough to spread.
• spread frosting on cake.making swirls in top.
• sprinkle decorettes around edge to make an attractive border.