*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                           Heavenly White Cake

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Serving Size  : 16   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cakes

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2  C             butter
                        do not substitute margarine
     1/2  Teaspoon      salt
   2      C             sugar
   2      Tb            boiling water
   3      C             sifted cake flour
   1      C             cold water
   1      Tb            milk
   1      Tsp           vanilla extract
   4                    egg whites -- unbeaten
   2      Tsp           baking powder
                        PEERLESS ICING:
   2                    egg whites -- unbeaten
   1 1/2  C             sugar
   5      Tb            cold water
   1      Tb            white corn syrup
     1/2  Tsp           salt
   1 1/2  Tsp           vanilla extract
   1      Tsp           almond extract
     1/2  Tsp           orange extract

                                                            
   CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2    
round 9-inch cake pans.  In a large bowl, cream butter,     
salt and sugar. Add hot water. Beat until fluffy. SIFT      
FLOUR 7 TIMES AFTER IT HAS BEEN MEASURED. Combine cold      
water, milk and vanilla. Add flour to creamed mixture       
alternately with water-milk mixture; start and end with     
flour. Blend well after each addition; beat hard for 2      
minutes after the last addition.                            
  In a small bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually   
beat in baking powder, and continue to beat until stiff     
peaks form. Use a large rubber spatula to gently fold into  
prepared batter until well blended.                         
   Pour into prepared pans. Bake 30-35 minutes, or until    
cake tests done.  Cool cake in pans 10 minutes before       
turning out onto cooling racks. When cake is cool, frost.   
  PEERLESS ICING: In the top of a double boiler, combine    
egg whites, cold water, syrup and salt. Use a rotary beater 
to beat thoroughly. Place over rapidly boiling water, and   
continue to beat for 7 minutes.   Remove from heat. Add     
vanilla, almond and orange extracts Beat until icing is     
cool, thick and of spreading consistency.   
                                                            


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