Fit For A King Nutmeg Cake Recipe

         
    1/4 c  butter
      2 c  sugar
      4    eggs
      3 c  cake flour,plus 6 TBSPN
  1 1/2 t  baking soda
      2 t  nutmeg
    3/4 t  salt
  1 1/2 t  baking powder
  1 1/2 c  buttermilk
           FROSTING
      2    egg whites
  1 1/2 c  sugar
      2 t  light corn syrup
    1/2 c  cold water
      1 ds salt
      1 t  vanilla
      1 c  walnuts,chopped
           yellow food coloring

Cream butter & sugar until light & fluffy.  Add eggs, one at a time,
beating well after each.  Sift together dry ingredients; add to creamed
mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
Pour into 2 prepared 9 ich layer cake pans.

Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes

Remove from oven, let cool 10 minutes, remove from pans.

FROSTING Place all ingredients but vanilla, nuts & food coloring in top
of a double boiler (not over heat).  Beat 1 minute with electric or
rotary beater to blend.  Place over boiling water & cook, beating
constantly, until frosting forms stiff peaks (about 7 minutes).  Remove
from boiling water.  Add vanilla & beat until spreading consistency.
Add chopped nuts to 2 cups of frosting, spread between layers.  Tint
remaining frosting yellow; frost sides & top of cake.  Trim with a
crown of walnuts.

Grand Chamption 1971 Illinois State Fair

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      2    egg whites,at room
           -temperature
    3/4 c  sugar
     16 oz chocolate bits

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Beat egg whites until stiff. Beat sugar in gradually until completely
incorporated.  Fold in chocolate bits.  Drop by teaspoonfuls on a cooki
sheet lined with baking parchment, spacing cookies 2 inches apart.
Place in oven, turn off oven & leave until completely cool (overnight)

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