recipe 21
Blueberry shortcake
Jackie Dandra
1 and 1/2 cups cake flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
-Mix and set aside
6 egg yolks
1 and 1/2 cup sugar
-Beat yolks in a small mixer bowl until very thick and lemon colored then mix in sugar.
1/3 cup water
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp lemon flavoring
1 tsp grated lemon rind
-mix in egg yolk mixture
-finally, add dry ingredients, set aside
6 egg whites
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
-In a large bowl, beat until stiff.
Gently fold egg yolk mixture into whites.
Pour into ungreased pans, any size.
Bake at 325 degrees F.
Bake until top springs back when lightly touched.
Turn pans upside down over a wire rack. Let cool a few minutes then take pan off.
Whipped cream.
2 cups heavy cream.
1- 1 1/2 cups confection sugar.
-Beat until stiff.
Let cake rest overnight. Frost the next day. Add whipped cream between the cakes, along with berries.