2 cup sifted cake flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp mace
1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
2 tsp grated lemon peel
1 shredded coconut
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
4 eggs
1 tbsp flour
2 tbsp shortening
1 seven-minute frosting
Directions
Sift together cake flour, baking powder, salt, and mace. Cream butter.
Gradually add sugar, creaming until fluffy. Add lemon peel and
extracts. Alternately beat in eggs and flour mixture. Blend 1
tablespoon flour into shortening. Brush over both inside sections of
a lamb mold. Turn batter into face side of mold, fllling it level.
Spoon a small amount of batter into each side of mold, filling ears.
Close and lock mold. Set on baking sheet. Bake at 375F 50 to 55
minutes. Set mold on wire rack to cool 5 minutes. Remove back side.
Cool 5 minutes longer. Turn out on rack to cool completely. Frost
with Seven-Minute Frosting. Coat with coconut.
Servings: 1 servings
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Categories: Cake; Dessert; Lamb; Meat
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