Igloo Pound Cake Recipe

Igloo Pound Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 egg whites
• 3 sticks butter (3/4 lb.)
• 3 cups sugar
• 6 egg yolks
• 4 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp. almond extract Preheat oven to 325F.

Method

1. Whip the egg whites
2. Cream butter, sugar and egg yolks
3. Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder
4. Add to creamed mixture, alternating with the milk
5. Add vanilla and almond extracts
6. Fold in the egg whites
7. Pour batter in a greased and floured large round METAL MIXING BOWL, filling to 3inches from the top (any extra batter can be baked in a loaf pan)
8. Bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours
9. Cake is done when tester comes out clean

Constructing An Igloo Cake.

Materials Needed.

1. White icing, blue food coloring, small paint brush, one black licorice stick, one pipe cleaner or fine wire, a scale-size evergreen tree and a Santa if you wish
2. After cake is cooled, turn over onto a large round serving platter
3. With a sharp paring knife carve a scale-sized front door into the cake
4. Ice the cake with white/vanilla frosting, coating it smoothly
5. Let icing dry
6. Once the icing is dry, use a small paint brush and outline blocks of ice with blue food coloring
7. Thread the pipe cleaner (or other type wire) through the center of the licorice stick, then shape it into a spiral and stick it into the top of the
8. Cake
9. This is the smoke rising from the center of the Igloo
10. Add the tree and figure, and other scale-size creatures for decoration
11. Enjoy your Igloo Cake!

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