1 c Butter or margarine 3 tb Orange juice concentrate 2 ts Grated orange rind 1/2 ts Vanilla 1/4 ts Salt 4 Eggs; (room temp) 4 Egg yolks; (room temp) 1 c Sugar 1 1/2 c Flour; sifted 1/4 c Cornstarch; sifted Powdered sugar Combine butter, juice concentrate, rind, vanilla and salt in a small saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring, until butter is melted. Remove from heat; cool to lukewarm. Place eggs, egg yolks and sugar in large bowl; beat until tripled in volume. Sprinkle flour and cornstarch over eggs. Add orange mixture; fold in very gently until there is no trace of buter mixture. Pour into greased 9" tube pan. Bake in preheated 350~ oven for about 40 minutes or until cake starts to come away from sides of pan. Cool. Remove from pan. Sprinkle top of cake with powdered sugar. Garnish sides of cake with orange slices if desired. :
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Home for the Holidays: Twelfth Night at Hampton
Feeling blue after Chrismas ends? In the 18th century, the festivities didn't end on December 25th, they were just beginning! Check out this video about the traditions of Twelfth Night. You can also learn how to make a Ridgely favorite, Madeira cake.
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AUDIO DESCRIPTION: See historic table settings including decadent cakes and fruit that would have been typical of a Christmas season at Hampton Mansion.
In the Kitchen With Lote, Episode 1: Twelfth Night Cake
Join Baroness Lote Winterborn as she explains and bakes a 12th Night Cake!
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Twelfth Night Cake
Part 2 of a 6 part series on holiday traditions at Pottsgrove Manor. Originally posted on December 9, 2020.
I Made Twelfth Night Cake... Kinda
In this video, watch me, Madison, wing it a lot as I attempt a very challenging recipe for Twelfth Night Cake.
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The Twelfth Night | British and Irish Folklore
The Twelfth Night is a traditional holiday that marks the end of Christmas time across the British Isles, on the 5th or 6th of January. It was custom to hold a feast and have a great big cake at the centre of the table. There are countless folk beliefs, superstitions and customs surrounding this night. Wassailing video:
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Making a Twelfth Night Cake: Part One
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