Washington Layer Cake
By: Anonymous
Published: Friday, December 4, 2009 - 10:17pm

Ingredients




2/3 cup soft butter
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, divided
3 eggs, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups sifted cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking pwoder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup raspberry jam or other jam or jelly
Powdered sugar
Fresh berries (opt.)

Preparation

1 Preparation time: 20 minutes. Baking time: 25 minutes. Oven temperature: 350 degrees. Serves: 9. (One 9 inch layer cake.) 2 1. Cream butter and 1 cup granulated sugar until fluffy. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating thoroughly after each. Beat in vanilla and almond extract. 3 2. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, beating until stiff. 4 3. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to first mixture with the milk. Beat well. Fold in meringue. 5 4. Turn into 2 greased and lightly floured 9 inch layer cake pans. 6 5. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until pick inserted near center comes out clean. 7 6. Turn out on wire racks. Turn right side up to cool. 8 7. Spread jam between layers. Sprinkle top with powdered sugar. Garnsih with fresh berries, if desired. 9 Good served with: Whipped cream or plain lowfat yogurt, if desired. 10 TIPS: For a decorative touch, lay a cake stencil on top of filled cake. Lightly sift powdered sugar on pattern. Carefully lift off stencil.