———————–FROM JONI’S KITCHEN 3/97———————–
1/2 c Cake flour
1/4 ts Baking powder
1 pn Salt
2 Eggs
3/4 c Butter or margarine
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
3 1/2 tb Milk
Blanched almonds;chopped
1 c Pineapple;crushed and drain
1/2 c Whipping cream
Preheat oven to 300F. Grease 2 8-inch layer pans. Sift flour, baking
powder, and salt together. Beat egg yolks until thick and
honey-colored. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup sugar. Add well-creamed
butter and vanilla; mix well. Beat in flour and milk. Spread mixture
evenly between 2 layer pans; chill.Beat egg whites stiffly. Fold in
1/2 cup sugar; spread on top of each cake. Sprinkle thickly with
almonds, pressing them into surface of cakes. Bake for about 50
minutes. Mix whipped cream and drained crushed pineapple together.
When cold, sandwich layers together with a little pineapple and
whipped cream mixture. Cover top of cake with remaining pineapple and
whipped cream.
Yields
8 Servings