Daffodil Cake
A beautiful yellow and white cake that is light and fluffy with a light lemon glaze.
Servings: 12
Calories: 181kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup cake flour
- ¾ Cup plus 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 12 Egg whites (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 1 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup sugar
- 6 egg yolks
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 lemon icing glaze pre-made
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° and set the baking rack to the lowest position in your oven.
- Get a 10x4 inch tube pan or angel food cake pan and a funnel or some way to invert the pan after the cake is baked.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the flour and 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar. Set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, beat the egg yolks on high until very thick and light yellow in color. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl beat the egg whites, cream of tartare and salt on medium-high until just foamy.
- Turn the mixer to high speed and beat in the 3/4 cup of sugar, adding it 2 tablespoons at a time until the meringue holds stiff peaks.
- Gently fold the vanilla and almond extract into the whipped egg whites.
- Sprinkle the flour/sugar mixture 1/4 at a time into the beaten egg whites, folding in gently until well combined.
- Pour half of the egg white mixture into a medium bowl.
- Take your beaten egg yolks and add them to one of the bowls with the egg whites.
- Spoon the yellow and white batters into the ungreased non stick tube pan, alternating to create a marbled effect. Gently cut through the batter if you want to swirl the colors together.
- Bake on the bottom shelf of the oven for 40 minutes or until the top of the cake springs back when touched. Do not open the oven before 40 minutes or the cake may fall.
- When you remove the cake from the oven, immediately invert the cake in the pan onto a funnel or cooling rack and let hang until the cake is completely cool.
- Once the cake is cool you may need to run a sharp knife around the outside of the cake to release it from the pan.
- Glaze the cake with a light lemon glaze.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 103mg | Potassium: 132mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 130IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg