Grandma's Custard Cake Recipe

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Grandma's Custard Cake
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
409
Calories
Total time
750
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 6 -8 dozen ladyfingers (usually 2 doz. to a package; 3 or 4 packages)
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 lemon , juice of (or use orange
  • 1/2 fresh lemon rind , of (or orange for orange cake)
  • whipped topping
  • 1/2 pint heavy cream , whipped
  • 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. In a double boiler, combine well beaten egg yolks, granulated sugar, milk and cornstarch.
  2. Cook slowly until thick and smooth, stirring constantly.
  3. Mixture will become like thick custard.
  4. Remove from heat, add lemon juice and rind.
  5. Set aside to cool.
  6. Cream butter and confectioner's sugar very well.
  7. Add cooked egg mixture and mix with mixer until incorporated.
  8. Beat egg whites until very stiff.
  9. Fold into egg& sugar mixture very lightly by hand (leave small lumps of whites).
  10. Lightly grease spring form pan, bottom and sides.
  11. With strips of fingers (round side out), line side of pan (keeping them in the strip& not tearing them apart helps hold them up).
  12. Line pan bottom w/ concentric circles of single layer lady fingers (flat side down), putting fingers end to end.
  13. Break one or two fingers to fill in gaps.
  14. Cover bottom lady fingers with a layer of filling.
  15. Arrange another layer of concentric fingers, and add another layer of filling.
  16. Continue until filling is all used.
  17. End with a final layer of fingers.
  18. (Usually it will not go to the very top of the side fingers.) Try and reserve 4-5 of the best fingers for top garnish.
  19. Place in icebox and chill thoroughly, at least 12 hours or overnight.
  20. To serve: Remove to cake platter when ready to serve.
  21. Bend the tips of the edge lady fingers down and cover top layer of fingers (to the bent-edges of the side fingers) with a layer of whipped cream.
  22. Cut reserved fingers in half, lengthwise, and decorate top of cake with spokes.
  23. Add cherries (blot off excess liquid to prevent red color bleeding into the whipped cream).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 408.57 Kcal (1711 kJ)
Calories from fat 217.98 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.22g 37%
Cholesterol 134.35mg 45%
Sodium 41.25mg 2%
Potassium 72.9mg 2%
Total Carbs 46.7g 16%
Sugars 43.32g 173%
Dietary Fiber 0.23g 1%
Protein 3.26g 7%
Vitamin C 4.2mg 7%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 43.7mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 338.23 Kcal (1416 kJ)
Calories from fat 180.45 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.05g 37%
Cholesterol 111.21mg 45%
Sodium 34.14mg 2%
Potassium 60.35mg 2%
Total Carbs 38.66g 16%
Sugars 35.86g 173%
Dietary Fiber 0.19g 1%
Protein 2.7g 7%
Vitamin C 3.5mg 7%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 36.2mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.1
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

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