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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Blitz Kuchen or Lightning Cake was always one of grandma's fast and easy standbys when we stopped in for a visit. Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar |
1/2 cup butter |
4 egg yolks |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1 cup flour |
5 tablespoons milk |
Directions:
1. Cream sugar and butter, add egg yolks.
2. Sift flour with baking powder, add alternately with milk, add vanilla.
3. Beat 4 egg whites until stiff.
4. Add sugar to egg whites and whip until it stands in peaks.
5. Put batter in 2 greased layer cake pans.
6. Pile meringue on top of each layer and sprinkle with coconut or chopped nuts.
7. Bake at 325 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.
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