Lane Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• 8 egg whites
• 8 egg yolks
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 cup candied cherry, chopped
• 1 cup finely chopped seedless raisin
• 1/4 teaspoon extract

Recipe

• 1 cake: heat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 grease, then line with wax paper, the bottoms of four 9" round cake pans.
• 3 sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• 4 in a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
• 5 add vanilla.
• 6 at low speed, beat in flour mixture, 1/4 cup at a time, then add milk in 1/3 cup at a time.
• 7 beat just until smooth.
• 8 in another large bowl, beat egg whites until they form stiff peaks.
• 9 gently fold in batter mixture.
• 10 divide evenly into the 4 baking pans.
• 11 bake about 15-20 minutes, then cool completely.
• 12 frost layers with lane filling.
• 13 filling: in a saucepan, beat egg yolks slightly.
• 14 add sugar and butter and cook over low heat, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
• 15 add remaining ingredients and mix well.
• 16 frost individual cake layers, then top and sides.