Daffodil Cake

== Description ==
Nothing says spring better than a freshly baked Daffodil cake. This is an old time recipe which features a yellow and white cake. Pretty enough for any spring dessert.
* An old recipe adapted from Betty Crocker
* Cook Time: 2 hours plus time to cool the cake 
* Serves: 12 to 16
==Ingredients==
=== Cake ===
* 1 cup cake flour
* 6 tablespoons sugar
* 12 egg whites
* 1½ teaspoons cream of tartar
* ¼ teaspoon salt
* ¾ cup sugar
* 6 egg yolks
* 1½ teaspoons vanilla
* ½ teaspoon almond flavoring (extract)
=== Glaze ===
* 1½ cups powdered sugar
* 2 tablespoons butter, softened
* 1 drop yellow food coloring
==Directions==
=== Cake ===
# Preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
# Whisk together flour and sugar.
# Beat egg whites, cream of tartar and salt until foamy.
# Add ¾ cup sugar, a bit at a time, and beat until stiff peaks form.
# Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored in another mixing bowl.
# Gently fold into egg white mixture.
# Sprinkle flour mixture, about a ¼ cup at a time, over egg white mixture.
# Fold in gently.
# Repeat until all the flour mixture is folded into the egg whites.
# Pour half of the egg white mixture into another mixing bowl.
# Gently fold in egg yolks into the egg white mixture.
# Spoon yellow and white batters alternately into a 10 x 4-inch tube pan.
# Gently cut through the batter to make a swirled effect.
# Bake 40 minutes or until cake tests done.
# Invert the pan and cool.
# Glaze with creamy glaze.
=== Creamy Glaze ===
# Mix together the powdered sugar, butter, almond flavoring and hot water until smooth.
# Drizzle glaze over cool cake.
# Serve.
=== Things You'll Need ===
* mixer
* mixing bowls
* measuring cups
* measuring spoons
* tube pan
* oven mitts
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Category:Cake Recipes