2 cups butter, room temperature
2 cups sugar
9 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon mace (I didn't use this)
2 tablespoons brandy (optional, I actually couldn't taste this)
4 cups cake flour (I used all-purpose flour)
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar (I used baking powder instead)
1/2 teaspoon salt
9 egg whites, whipped until stiff
2 teaspoons caraway seeds (I also used 2 teaspoons poppyseeds)
1/3 cup shaved citron or candied orange peel (I didn't have this)
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind (I used about a tablespoon of orange zest instead)
Cream together butter and sugar, then add egg yolks, vanilla, mace and brandy. Sift together flour, cream of tartar (or baking powder) and salt. Mix the flour blend into the butter mixture. Fold in the 9 whipped egg whites. Add caraway, poppy and citrus. Mix well and pour into baking pan.
Bake at 325' F for 25 minutes (or 1 hour 15 minutes for loaves). Allow to cool. Enjoy with plain yogurt or a cup of tea while reading your book.
This makes 24 little round seed cakes (I used my muffin tins)! Or two rectangular loaves.
What a blessing for you to have both of your parents with you! And for them to have so many of their daughters around them : )
ReplyDeletelooks like a good time was had! yay! wonderful that Mary could visit too! :) It is so fun to bake and make recipes one's own :) yay!
ReplyDeleteMy husband is, also, reading The Hobbit to our children. I should make them some seed cakes as a treat :)
ReplyDeleteYour snow looks wonderful! Our was melting very soon after it fell, but our children did have a snow day.
That's awesome, Michelle! ♥ Do your kids like it so far? It's scary and funny in parts...the girls drew pictures to go along with it. We actually even let them watch the movie, and they were very disappointed that it was only the first third of the book and the changes from the novel (we envisioned Gandalf to have bigger eyebrows, the dwarves a little milder).
ReplyDeleteMy children do like it so far. They don't scare easily, so they are enjoying it. I know that they are over 100 pages into it, but I'm not quite sure where they are in the book :) We told them that they can see the movie, too, once they've read the entire book.
ReplyDeleteYour cakes looks delishious, and so much fun for all in the snow! Our climate is so warm, we never have snow. My kids are sad about that, but I don't mind. Icy rain is enough for me!
ReplyDeletex, Val
Looks like fun times, and I love the Hobbit! I can't wait to read it to baby William when he's a little older. Thanks for stopping by my blog. We don't have a little girl actually, just baby William, and he is definitely enough! He is such an amazing blessing from God, the easiest baby I have ever met...I am perfectly satisfied!!!!
ReplyDeleteYum! You have such a sweet looking family. Sounds like you have been enjoying each other a lot. It has been a very long time since I read the Hobbit.
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