Southern Lane Cake

1 cup unseasoned butter, at temperature

2 cups sugar

3 cups cake & pastry flour

2 tsp leavening

½ tsp salt

1 cup semi-skimmed milk, at temperature

1 tsp seasoning

8 egg whites, at temperature

For the filling:

½ cup unseasoned butter

1 cup packed brown sugar

8 giant egg yolks

1 tsp seasoning

1 cup raisins

1 cup sugary flaked coconut

1 cup gently cooked pecan items

½ cup diced candied skin

For the icing :

2/3 cup water

2 ½ cups sugar

1/3 cup golden sirup

2 egg whites

1 tsp seasoning

Preheat the kitchen appliance to 350°F. Grease three 8-inch spherical cake pans. Line the bottoms of the pans with parchment paper and dirt the perimeters of the pans with flour, sound out any excess.

Beat the butter and sugar well (the sugar won't dissolve, however are granular). Sift the flour, with the leavening and salt and add this to the butter mixture alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with flour and beating well once every addition. drill the vanilla.

Whip the egg whites on medium high speed till they hold a stiff peak once the beaters ar raised. Fold the whites into the batter in 2 additions. Scrape the batter into the ready pans, unfold to level and bake for concerning half-hour, till a tester inserted within the centre of the cake comes out clean. Cool the cakes for half-hour in their pans then flip them out onto a cooling rack to cool down utterly.

Prepare the filling once the cakes ar cooled, in order that you'll use it whereas still heat. soften the butter during a medium pot over medium low heat and whisk within the sugar and egg yolks. Increase the warmth to medium and still cook the mixture, whisking perpetually, till it's thickened, concerning vi minutes. take away the pot from the warmth and stir within the vanilla, raisins, coconut, pecans and candied skin.

Remove the parchment from the primary cake layer and place on a plate. unfold 1/2 the filling over the cake, high with a second layer and unfold the remaining filling over it, topping with the ultimate cake layer.

For the topping , bring the water, sugar, sirup and salt up to a overboil high heat and prepared the egg whites during a bowl. Once the sugar dissolves totally and begins to boil, Whip the egg whites till they're foamy and add concerning two tablespoons of the liquid sugar, whipping the whites on high for fifteen seconds.

Continue to boil the sugar till it reaches 240°F on a thermometer. whereas whipping the eggs whites on medium high, rigorously pour within the hot sugar (pour it down the facet of the bowl to avoid splashing) so increase the speed to high and still Whip till the topping cools to simply on top of blood heat, concerning eight minutes and holds its form once the beaters ar raised. Whip within the vanilla.

Use the topping right now once getting ready because it sets up quickly. unfold it liberally over the highest and sides of the cake, victimization your spatula to form swishes and swirls. Let the cake set for associate hour, up to four hours before serving, and chill afterward time.

The cake can keep for up to three days.