Desserts - Charlotte Johnson's Lane Cake

By chlovett10

Ingredients

• Cake
• 1 cup butter or oleo
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 1/4 cups plain flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup sweet milk
• 8 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon vanille extract
• Filling
• 2 cups sugar
• 8 egg yolks
• 1 cup sweet milk or wine (can use bourbon)
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped nuts (pecans)
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Cake:

Cream butter and sugar; add flour, baking powder and milk. Beat egg whites and fold in. Add vanilla. Pour into 3 layer cake pans which have been greased and floured.

Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Filling:



Cook sugar, egg yolks and milk (or wine) until thick. Add remaining ingredients. Spread between layers and on top of cake.