Lane Cake Four Layer Cake With Filling

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup room temperature butter
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup whole milk
• 8 egg whites, beaten stiff
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 8 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon brandy extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped candied cherry
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• buttercream frosting (or your favorite fluffy seven minute frosting)

Recipe

• 1 grease four 8 inch round pans, and flour.
• 2 preheat oven 350 degrees.
• 3 cream butter and sugar.
• 4 add vanilla and beat all until fluffy and light.
• 5 sift all dry ingredients together.
• 6 add dry ingredients, alternating with milk, starting and ending with flour.
• 7 beat the egg whites until stiff, and fold into the batter.
• 8 pour into prepared pans.
• 9 bake 25 minutes or until tester comes away clean.
• 10 allow to cool, invert onto cooling rack.
• 11 filling:.
• 12 in the top of a double boiler place the sugar and butter.
• 13 beat well together.
• 14 add the egg yolks and again beat well to incorporate all.
• 15 stir int the water and brandy extract.
• 16 place over boiling water in the bottom part of double boiler.
• 17 cook stirring until thickened.
• 18 remove and add, nuts fruit, and coconut.
• 19 stir to combine well.
• 20 let cool completely.
• 21 fill cooled cakes with cooled filling.
• 22 frost the top and sides with a fluffy seven minutes frosting, or your favoutie creamy frosting.