Lord Baltimore Cake Recipes

LADY BALTIMORE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9 inch round layer pans.
• In a large bowl, cream butter or margarine, 1 1/4 cups sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla together well. Beat until light and fluffy.
• Stir flour, baking powder, and salt together in another bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture in 3 parts alternating with milk in 2 parts, beginning and ending with flour.
• Using clean beaters, beat egg whites in mixing bowl until soft peaks form. Add 1/2 cup sugar gradually while beating until stiff. Fold whipped egg whites into batter. Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean. Cool.
• To Make Filling: Stir 2 cups Lady Baltimore Frosting, raisins, nuts, cherries, and 2 teaspoons vanilla or sherry all together. Use as filling to spread between layers. Spread remaining frosting on tops and sides of cake.

LORD BALTIMORE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter; gradually add sugar; beat until fluffy.
• Beat egg yolks until thick and slowly add to the mixture.
• Mix together the cake flour, salt, and baking powder and add alternately with the milk.
• Add extracts.
• Pour mixture into 3 greased and floured 9-inch layer pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
• Invert pans and continue cooling.
• Lord Baltimore Frosting.
• Mix sugar, cream of tartar, water and salt.
• Bring to boiling, stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Slowly add sugar to egg whites, beat with electric mixer until stiff peaks form, about 7 minutes.
• Beat in vanilla.
• To 2 cups of frosting add remaining ingredients.
• Spread first layer of cake with half of the fruit frosting, cover with second layer.
• Spread with remaining fruit mixture.
• Top with third layer.
• Frost entire cake with remaining plain frosting.

LADY BALTIMORE CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine raisins and figs. Add brandy; toss to combine. Let stand, covered, at room temperature about 2 hours or until brandy is absorbed, stirring occasionally., Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 3 greased 8-in. round cake pans with parchment; grease paper., In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, orange zest, baking powder, baking soda and salt until blended. Add buttermilk, butter and vanilla; beat on low speed 30 seconds or just until dry ingredients are moistened. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Add egg whites; beat 2 minutes longer., Transfer batter to prepared pans. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, cream butter until fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Beat in vanilla and enough cream to reach desired consistency. For filling, remove 1 cup frosting to a small bowl; stir in pecans and raisin mixture., Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with half the filling. Add another cake layer; top with remaining filling. Add remaining cake layer; spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.

LORD BALTIMORE HOTEL CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl to blend.
• Add mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire, Old Bay seasoning, pepper, cayenne and salt and whisk until smooth.
• Mix in crab and cracker crumbs.
• Form into 16 small (1/2 inch thick) crab cakes if serving as an appetize or 8 cakes if using as an entree.
• Place on a sheet pan covered with parchment paper or wax paper and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Coat the crab cakes with Panko bread crumbs.
• Fry in clarified butter until golden brown on both sides.
• Serve with tartar sauce or cocktail sauce or your favorite sauce.