Best Lady Baltimore Frosting Recipes

LADY BALTIMORE FROSTING AND FILLING

Steps:

• Place raisins and liquor or tea in a small bowl; set aside. In a small saucepan, bring sugar and a little more than 1/2 cup water to a boil. Continue boiling until syrup reaches 234 degrees to 238 degrees on a candy thermometer (soft-ball stage).
• Place egg whites in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and beat on low speed until foamy. Add salt and beat on medium-high speed until stiff but not dry; do not overbeat.
• With mixer running, add syrup to whites in a stream, beating on high speed until no longer steaming, about 3 minutes. Add vanilla and beat until well incorporated.
• For the filling, transfer one-third of the frosting to a medium bowl. Drain raisins and stir into the frosting along with walnuts and figs.

LADY BALTIMORE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, and the water. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. When sugar has dissolved, continue to cook without stirring, until it reaches 248 degrees as measured on a candy thermometer.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat egg whites, vanilla, and salt until stiff peaks form. When sugar mixture has reached 248 degrees. pour it into the beaten egg whites while beating constantly on high speed, until the mixture is cool and is the proper consistency for spreading, about 7 minutes.

LADY BALTIMORE CAKE (WITH FROSTING)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Butter and flour two 9 inch round cake pans. Line the bottom of each with a circle of wax paper.
• Prepare the cake:.
• Toss the flour and baking powder together in a bowl.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the eggs and sugar together just until blended. Beat in the oil and orange juice, then slowly beat in the flour mixture just until smooth.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake until an inserted toothpick comes out clean--about 30 minutes.
• Cool in the pans on wire racks for 30 minutes then remove the cake from the pans and let cool to room temperature on wire racks.
• Prepare the frosting:.
• Whisk the egg whites, sugar, baking powder, orange juice, lemon juice, and orange zest together in the top of a double boiler. Cook over boiling water, beating constantly (and carefully!) with a hand-held electric mixer for 7 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat. The frosting should be satiny and fluffy.
• Gently fold the pecans and raisins into the frosting and let the frosting sit for a few minutes.
• Fill the cake with frosting and spread over sides and top.
• (Decorate with Candied Orange Zest (see Recipe #169729) if you want!).

LADY BALTIMORE FROSTING

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, measure in sugar, water, corn syrup, and salt over medium heat. Stir to dissolve. Cook to soft ball stage, 240 degrees F (115 degrees C), without stirring. It should fall from spoon in a thin thread.
• Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until stiff peaks form; do this shortly before syrup has reached the soft ball stage. When ready, pour syrup in a thin stream over stiff egg whites, being careful to beat continuously the whole time. Add vanilla and beat until the right spreading consistency is achieved.