Nut and Fruit Filling and Frosting recipe

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Ingredients

1 ½ cups white sugar
½ cup water
2 egg whites
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chopped almonds
½ cup chopped fresh figs
½ cup chopped raisins

Nutrition Info

128.5 calories
carbohydrate: 25.1 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 3 g
fiber: 1 g
protein: 1.9 g
saturatedFat: 0.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 15.5 mg
sugar: 23 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring sugar and water to a boil, without stirring, in a saucepan until syrup is 238 degrees F (114 degrees C) or until a small amount of syrup dropped in cold water forms a soft thread, 7 to 10 minutes.

  2. Slowly pour syrup over egg whites in a bowl, stir in vanilla extract and continue to beat until thick and cold. Add baking powder and beat until filling/frosting is thick enough to spread without running. Fold almonds, figs, and raisins into filling/frosting.

Recipe Yield

1 2-layer cake

Recipe Note

Usually used to make the southern specialty, the 'Lady Baltimore Cake'.

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