Baking · Dessert · Vintage
Wholemeal Caraway Seed Cake
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs wholemeal flour
- 1/2 lb unsalted butter
- 3/4 lb granulated sugar
- 1 oz ground caraway seeds
- 10 egg yolks
- 5 egg whites, beaten to stiff peaks
Method
- 1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cake tins with buttered parchment paper.
- 2 Cream the butter until light and fluffy.
- 3 Mix in the sugar, wholemeal flour, ground caraway seeds, and egg yolks until well combined.
- 4 Gently fold in the beaten egg whites last.
- 5 Pour batter into prepared tins and bake for 1 to 1.5 hours, until a skewer inserted comes out clean.