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Aunt Lou’s $200 Cake Recipe
Here is a 100+ year old family recipe for an old fashioned traditional cake. This from scratch recipe is east make and makes a nice homemade dense white cake that is really flavorful.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 525 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Cake batter:
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- ½ cup butter room temperature
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups cake flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 egg whites
Whipped cream frosting:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- ⅓ cup sugar super fine or powered sugar
- 4 Tbsp Strawberry Puree
Instructions
- Beat the sugar and butter until well combined.
- Add egg yolks until fully combined.
- Add the water and flour and beat slowly until combined and the batter is smooth and sticky, set aside.
- In a separate bowl beat the egg whites, baking powder and vanilla until you have stiff peaks.
- Fold the egg white mixture into the batter until smooth and consistent.
- Aunt Lou writes: "If seems thin, add a little flour."
- Pour into 2 or 3 nine inch cake pans evenly distributed and bake at 325 for approximately 30-35 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Frosting:
- Whip the heavy whipped cream until very thick.
- Add the powdered sugar.
- Add the strawberry puree.
- Whip until thick and stiff.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
525kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
72g
(24%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Cholesterol
120mg
(40%)
Sodium
139mg
(6%)
Potassium
217mg
(6%)
Sugar
48g
(96%)
Vitamin A
855IU
(17%)
Vitamin C
4.5mg
(5%)
Calcium
89mg
(9%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 525
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 525kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 72g | 24% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Cholesterol | 120mg | 40% |
| Sodium | 139mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 217mg | 5% |
| Sugar | 48g | 96% |
| Vitamin A | 855IU | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 4.5mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 89mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.