Swans Down Lady Baltimore Cake Food

SWAN'S DOWN LADY BALTIMORE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F and grease two 9" round cake pans.
• Add flour and salt to sifted flour; sift together three times.
• Cream butter thoroughly; add sugar gradually and cream together until light and fluffy.
• Add flour mixture alternatly with the milk, a little at a time, beating after each addition until smooth.
• Add vanila; stir whipped egg whites quickly but thoroughly into batter.
• Pour into prepared pans and bake for 25 minutes or until cakes test done.
• Let cool in pans for five minutes; turn out onto cooling rack to finish cooling.
• For the frosting/filling: Combine egg whites, water, sugar and corn syrup in the top of a double boiler; beat with a whisk until thoroughly mixed.
• Cook for seven minutes or until the frosting stands in peaks.
• Remove from double boiler; add flavoring and beat until thick enough to spread.
• For the filling: scald figs and raisins and chop.
• Add enough frosting to the chopped fruit and nuts to make a filling that wll spread easily on the cooled cake.
• Spread filling between the layers.
• Spread the remaining frostng on top and sides of cake.
• While the frosting is soft, sprinkle top of cake with chopped candied cherries and additional chopped figs, raisins and nuts.