Cake for Spring
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the batter
Proceed as for cake, economical.
Add 1/2 cup cold milk, 1/4 cup rum, and grated peel from 1 lemon before adding the flour.
Add the flour and the whipped egg whites.
Layer and bake
Divide the mixture into two parts.
Pour the first part (slightly more than half) into a bread pan.
Add food coloring (red or green) to the second part. Mix well.
Pour gently over the middle of the batter already in the pan.
Bake.
Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.
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The step that matters
Pouring the second part over the middle of the batter. Pouring gently keeps the coloured batter from sinking and mixing into the first layer, so the two layers stay distinct as the cake sets in the oven.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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