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Recipe Almond Lemon Cake (Cake)
Home Cooking Recipes
Required Ingredients:
- 8 egg whites
- 1 dash cream of tartar
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup finely chopped blanched almonds
Preparing/Cooking:
- In a bowl, beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar until stiff.
- Gradually beat in 1/2 cup sugar.
- In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter or margarine with the remaining 1/2 cup sugar.
- Beat in lemon rind, lemon juice, sour cream, and vanilla.
- Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture, along with about 1/3 of the beaten egg whites.
- Fold in the rest of the egg whites gently but thoroughly.
- Stir in the almonds.
- Turn the batter into a greased and floured tube pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 70 minutes, or until it tests done with a toothpick.
- Cool on a wire rack.
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