Abraham Lincolns Favorite Cake 1 cup butter 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 1 teaspoon almond extract 2 cups sugar 3 cups flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup buttermilk 1 1/4 cups toasted blanched almonds 6 large egg whites Beat egg whites til frothy. Add 1 cup sugar gradually til egg whites are stiff peaks. Fine chop nuts. Cream the butter and 1 cup sugar til light and fluffy. Sift dry ingredients together. Add flavoring to milk. Combine nuts with flour mixture Add wet to dry by 1/3rds. Fold egg whites into batter. Place greased wax paper on tub pan Turn batter into a 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 350° about 1 hour or until cake tests done. Frost with boiled icing. Back To Cakes and Bakery Delights Recipes Feel Free To Email Me Anytime Back To The Index Page