COLONIAL INN CAKE RECIPE - (5/5)

Colonial Inn Cake Recipe - (5/5) image

Provided by Wilda

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 egg whites
1/2 cup sugar
4 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup cake flour
2 teaspons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup finely chopped almonds
1 (3 1/4 oz) package vanilla regular pudding and pie filling
1 cup chilled whipping cream
Sliced almonds, if desired

Steps:

Heat oven to 325@ 1. Beat egg whites until foamy in small mixer bowl. Gradually beat in 1/2 cup sugar; beat until stiff and glossy. 2. Beat egg yolks until light in large mixer bowl. Gradually beat in 1/2 cup sugar, the water and vanilla. Add flour, baking powder and salt. Beat 1/2 minute on low speed, then 2 minutes on high speed. 3. Carefully fold small amount egg yolk mixture into beaten egg whites. Fold egg white mixture into remaining egg yolk mixture. 4. Pour batter into 2 greased and floured layer pans, 9x 1 /2 ". Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar and the chopped almonds over the top of one of the layers. 5. Bake 30 minutes; cool. While cake is cooling, prepare vanilla pudding accouring to package directions for pudding. Cool. Beat whipping cream in chilled bowl. Split cake layers and reserve sugared layer for top. Fill threelayers with vanilla pudding. Spread with whipped cream mixture over the pudding layer. Top with sugared layer. Refrigerate no longer than 24 hours. Garnish with sliced almonds around edge of plate. You can also frost with more whipped cream and spread on sides and cover sides with toasted sliced almonds. Really delicious. Enjoy