Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 c Butter; softened 1 c Milk
2 c Sugar 2 ts Vanilla extract
3 1/4 c Cake flour, sifted 8 Egg white; (reserve yolks
2 ts Baking powder -for filling)
1 pn Salt

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8 Egg yolk 1 c Pecans; finely chopped
1 c Sugar 3/4 c Raisins; finely chopped
1/2 c Butter 3/4 c Coconut, grated
1 c Maraschino cherries; finely 2 tb Bourbon whiskey or brandy
-chopped

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1/2 c Sugar 1/8 ts Salt
1/4 c Light corn syrup 2 Egg whites
2 tb Water 1/2 ts Vanilla extract

Cake: Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating with electric mixer
until light and fluffy. Combine dry ingredients. Add flour mixture
to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with
flour mixture. Stir in vanilla. Beat egg whites (at room
temperature) until stiff peaks form; fold into batter. Pour batter
into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cakepans. Bake at 375 F. for
20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and let cool completely.
Spread filling between layers of cake; spread top and sides of cake
with frosting.

Filling: Combine egg yolks, sugar, and butter in a 2-quart saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, about 20 minutes or until
thickened. Remove from heat, and stir in remaining ingredients. Let
cool before spreading on cake.

Frosting: Combine sugar, syrup, water, and salt in a heavy saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is clear.
Cook, stirring frequently, until mixture reaches firm ball stage (242
F.). Beat egg whites (at room temperature) until soft peaks form;
continue beating egg whites while slowly adding syrup mixture. Add
vanilla; continue beating until stiff peaks form and frosting is
thick enough to spread.

Source: "Cakes", from the Southern Heritage cookbook series
: by Southern Living Magazine

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