Making the Lincolns' FAVE Dessert | Ancient Recipes With Sohla
With Presidents Day right around the corner, Sohla is making the dish that kept Abe Lincoln coming back for more - Mary Todd Lincoln's White Almond Cake, in this episode of Ancient Recipes.
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THE RECIPE
Mary Todd Lincoln’s Almond Cake Recipe:
- 1 cup (226 grams) salted cultured butter, room temperature
- 2 cups (400 grams) granulated sugar, divided
- 1 cup (235 grams) whole milk, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 cups (360 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 cup (142 grams) blanched almonds
- 6 large egg whites, room temperature
- Confectioners sugar
1. Heat the oven to 350F. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan
2. Cream the butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy
3. Combine the milk with vanilla and almond extract.
4. Sift the flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar 3 times.
5. Add to the creamed butter and sugar in three batches, alternating with the milk mixture.
6. Fold in the almond flour.
7. Beat the egg whites and remaining 1 cup sugar until stiff. Fold into the batter in three batches.
8. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean
9. Turn over on a wire rack to cool. Sift confectioners sugar over the top once cool
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Ancient Recipes with Sohla takes the food you know and love and traces it back to its origins. In each episode, Sohla El-Waylly details the surprising history of some of our favorite dishes as she attempts to recreate the original version using historical cooking techniques and ingredients. Along the way, Sohla highlights the differences between the ancient recipe and how we would prepare the modern version today.
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CREDITS
Host
Sohla El-Waylly
Created By
Brian Huffman
Executive Producers
Sarah Walker
Brian Huffman
Jon Erwin
Executive Producer
Sohla El-Waylly
Co-Producer
John Schlirf
Writer
Jon Erwin
Historian - Scripts
Ken Albala
Post-Production Supervisors
Jon Erwin
John Schlirf
Editor
Jordan Podos
Colorist
John Schlirf
Mixer
Tim Wagner
Manager, Rights & Clearances
Chris Kim
Executive Creative Director, A+E Networks
Tim Nolan
VP, Marketing Production, A+E Networks
Kate Leonard
VP, Brand Creative, History
Matt Neary
Music Courtesy of
Extreme Music
A+E Signature Tracks
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Baking dish: 11 * 22 cm.
Ingredients:
- 1 egg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 80 grams of sugar (1/3 cup)
- 50 ml vegetable oil
- 40 ml milk
- 25 grams of cornstarch (2 tbsp)
- 90 grams of wheat flour (1/2 cup)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 200 grams of berries (100 grams of cherries + 100 grams of blueberries)
- 1 tbsp flour
- 20 grams of granola (optional)
Bake in preheated 350°F (180°C) oven for 45 minutes.
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