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FOOD FEATURE
100-year-old recipe a delicious reminder
One of Edna’s favorites
was a Lane Cake, also called
an Amalgamation Cake. The
cake was created after the
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Civil War. “Amalgamation”
arch is National means “combining or unit-
Women’s History ing,” and the cake’s name
Month, and we’d may have symbolized the
like to name some honorees of union of race and culture
our own -- wonderful women marked by the freeing of
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lasting contributions to the
The history behind the
world of food in our country. Lane Cake and the Amalga-
When we think of people mation Cake is varied, but
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ing, we think of our mothers, Today, both cakes are white
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families that give us our his- nuts and coconut. Some rec-
tory, and food is very much a ipes also use bourbon, dark
part of that. But when women rum or brandy.
stepped outside the home to
This recipe was passed
become cooks and profession- down from contributor Gina
al chefs, they made history for Harlow’s husband’s grand-
all women. They proved that mother. She was given the
in a world where few females recipe by her mother-in-law,
had gone before, they not which makes it more than 100
only achieved success, they years old! No matter which
changed the industry.
name you choose for this his-
One of the most inspiring toric recipe, it’s a delicious
stories about the triumphant reminder of the contributions
female chefs is the biography that women have made to the
of Edna Lewis, the grand- culinary industry.
daughter of an emancipated
To see how-to videos, rec-
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slave. In 1949, she opened a ipes and more, Like Angela
Amalgamation Cake was created after the Civil War. ‘Amalgamation’ means ‘combining or uniting,’ and the cake’s name may
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restaurant in Manhattan at a Diva! on Facebook. Read
raisins, nuts and coconut. Some recipes also use bourbon, dark rum or brandy.
time when few women, espe- Gina Harlow’s blog about
cially black women, owned food and gardening at www.
businesses. She cooked for peachesandprosciutto.com.
luminaries such as William Recipes may not be reprint-
Faulkner, Truman Capote and ed without permission from
Gloria Vanderbilt.
Angela Shelf Medearis
BY ANGELA SHELF
MEDEARIS AND GINA
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AMALGAMATION CAKE
For the cake:
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, room tempera-
ture, plus more for the pans
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2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup whole milk, room temperature
5 egg whites, room temperature
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salt. Set aside.
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ted with the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites to
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en whites. Divide batter between prepared pans.
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Combine yolks, sugar and butter in a medium,
heavy saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring
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and the mixture is thick and candylike, about 10
minutes. Remove from heat and add raisins, coconut
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1. In a small, heavy saucepan, combine sugar, wa-
ter and cream of tartar. Heat over medium heat, stirring
occasionally, until sugar has dissolved. Increase heat to
a boil. Do not stir anymore. Boil, washing down sides
of pan with a pastry brush dipped in cold water from
time to time to prevent sugar from crystallizing, until
a candy thermometer registers 240 F, about 5 minutes.
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the whisk attachment, whisk the egg whites on medium
speed until soft peaks form, about 2 1/2 minutes.
3. Remove syrup from heat when temperature
reaches 240 F. Pour syrup in a steady stream down
the side (to avoid splattering) of the bowl containing
the egg white mixture, with the mixer on medium-low
speed. Beat frosting on medium speed until cool, 5 to
10 minutes. The frosting should be thick and shiny.
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Place one of the cooled cake layers on a card-
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with the reserved boiled icing.
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