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Amalgamation Cake I recipe

1 servings

Ingredients:

2 cups white sugar

1 1/2 cups butter

1 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon baking soda

4 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup chopped walnuts

1 cup raisins

1 cup flaked coconut

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 cups any flavor fruit jam

4 egg whites

1 1/2 cups evaporated milk

2 cups white sugar

4 egg yolks

1/2 cup butter

2 cups chopped walnuts

2 cups raisins

2 cups flaked coconut

Instructions:

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.