This pretty cake is a family favorite passed down from one generation to another.
Ingredients
- 40 pink lozenges candies
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 cups flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 egg whites
- 3 tablespoons cold water
Directions
Place lozenges in bowl with milk. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Makes 1¼ cups liquid.
Next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two round cake pans. Cream together butter and sugar; set aside. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat egg whites and water until stiff. Add butter and sugar mixture to egg whites. Add 1 cup milk and lozenges liquid, reserving 1/4 cup liquid for icing. Gradually add flour mixture. Pour mixture into cake pans. Bake 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle of cake comes out clean.
Icing: Add remaining 1/4 cup milk and lozenges liquid to your favorite white icing.
Photo by Galen Ludwick Harris