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How To Make Singing Cake

By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com

This is the recipe for a singing cake. The cake sings while baking and then it is ready to eat!
Difficulty: Average
Time Required: 1 hour

Here's How:

  1. In addition to the ingredients listed below, you will also need 1 tsp cloves.
  2. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour an angel food cake pan. Melt the 2 squares of chocolate, set aside.
  3. In a clean bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff and set aside.
  4. Cream butter and sugar.
  5. Stir in the egg yolks.
  6. Stir in the melted chocolate.
  7. Add 1 cup raisins.
  8. Stir 2 tsp. cinnamon, 1 tsp. cloves, and 4 cups sifted flour into the mixture.
  9. Stir in 1 cup chopped nuts and 1 cup jam.
  10. Now add the baking powder to the buttermilk and quickly stir into the cake mixture.
  11. Fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites.
  12. Bake at 350 degrees until cake stops singing, about 45 minutes.
  13. Mmmm... tasty warm cake!

What You Need:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 3 eggs, separated
  • 2 square bitter chocolate
  • 1 c raisins, 1 c nuts
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 cup strawberry jam
  • 4 cups sifted flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup buttermilk

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