Sour Cream Cake Adapted From The Joy Of Cooking Cookbook
By: Lady Catherine ...
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 5:11pm

Ingredients




You will need:

1 3/4 cups cake flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 3/4 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
 cup butter
1 cup sifted sugar
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup cultured sour cream
2 egg whites
For the Filling:

3/4 cup almonds (or your favorite nut)
Combine:

1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
1/2 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 square Baker’s Semi Sweet Chocolate
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 cups chopped raisins
Glaze:

1 cup powered sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

1 Preheat oven 375 degrees: 2 Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder. 3 Cream butter until soft and gradually add sifted sugar and cream until light. 4 Beat in eggs yolks and vanilla. 5 Add the sifted flour mixture to the butter mixture and add the sour cream.  Stir the batter until smooth. 6 Whip until stiff but not dry the egg whites and fold them lightly into the batter. 7 Bake in greased pans about 25 minutes. 8 When cool spread with Almond Raisin filling. 9 For the Filling: 10 Simmer these ingredients 5 minutes.  Stir constantly.  Add the nuts and ½ tsp vanilla. 11 Glaze: 12 Combine above ingredients in saucepan and stir until a thickened glaze forms.  Drizzle over the  cake .

About


This cake is easier than it sounds and so worth the time to make.
Enjoy!