12 Egg Cake Recipes

TWELVE YOLK POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare a 10-inch (12 cup) tube pan or 12 cup bundt pan with non-stick spray.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. (I recommend you Calibrate your oven!)
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together.
• In a mixing bowl, beat egg yolks until very fluffy and thick.
• Gradually beat in sugar and beat 2 minutes on high speed, stopping to scrape the bowl.
• Reduce speed to low and add vanilla, lemon, and cold water.
• Gradually, but quickly add sifted flour mixture while beating on low, scrape bowl.
• Beat only long enough to blend, about 2 minutes.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until golden brown or when pick inserted in thickest portion of the cake comes out clean or with dry crumbs. (Watch closely if you haven't calibrated your oven. Baking pans can affect baking times as well. If it turns out dry you cooked it too long.)
• Cool cake for 15 minutes on wire rack before removing from the pan. Loosen sides of cake from pan with a spatula, then remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.
• Store in an airtight container 4 days or on countertop or 1 week in the refrigerator.

ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Adjust the oven rack to the lower middle position and preheat oven to 325°F (163°C).
• In a food processor or blender, pulse the sugar until fine and powdery. Remove 1 cup and set aside to use in step 3; keep the rest inside the food processor. Add the cake flour and salt to the food processor. Pulse 5-10 times until sugar/flour/salt mixture is aerated and light.
• In a large bowl using a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip egg whites and cream of tartar together on medium-low until foamy, about 1 minute. Switch to medium-high and slowly add the 1 cup of sugar you set aside. Whip until soft peaks form, about 5-6 minutes. See photo and video above for a visual. Add the vanilla extract, then beat just until incorporated.
• In 3 additions, slowly sift the flour mixture into the egg white mixture using a fine mesh strainer, gently folding with a rubber spatula after each addition. To avoid deflating or a dense cake, don't add the flour mixture all at once. Sift and very slowly fold in several additions. This is important! Pour and spread batter into an ungreased 9 or 10 inch tube pan. Shimmy the pan on the counter to smooth down the surface.
• Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 40-45 minutes. Rotate the pan halfway through baking. The cake will rise up very tall while baking. Remove from the oven, then cool the cake completely upside-down set on a wire rack, about 3 hours. (Upside-down so the bottom of the tube pan is right-side up, see photo and video above.) Once cooled, run a thin knife around the edges and gently tap the pan on the counter until the cake releases.
• If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar. Slice the cake with a sharp serrated knife. Regular knives can easily squish the cake. Serve with whipped cream and fresh berries.
• Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

12 EGG POUND CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter thoroughly, gradually add sugar, beat until light and fluffy.
• 2. Mix baking powder with flour. Add 3 tablespoons flour mixture to butter and sugar mixture; beat well.
• 3. Add remaining flour and eggs alternately until all have been added. Add Vanilla
• 4. Bake in two 10 inch tube pans for 1 hour at 325 degrees F