Cashew Nut Cake(aruba)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 egg whites
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups ground cashews
• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/3 cup margarine
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup ground cashews

Recipe

• 1 cake:.
• 2 cream margarine and sugar until smooth. add egg whites and mix well. add the rest of the cake ingredients and mix well. grease a 9′ round cake pan and bake at 350ºf for 25 minutes. let cool.
• 3 frosting:.
• 4 beat egg whites with sugar until stiff. add margarine, salt, almond extract and beat well. spread on top and sides of cake.
• 5 serving suggestions:.
• 6 traditional decorations are maraschino cherries and lime confetti(small pieces of shredded lime peel).