kiss cakes
Kiss Cakes Make about 46 cakes. This recipe is adapted from "The Carolina Housewife" by Sarah Rutledge (1847). 6 egg whites 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 1 tablespoon rose water (see...
Ingredients
- 6egg whites
- 11/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1tablespoonrose water (see note)
Directions
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Kiss Cakes Make about 46 cakes
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This recipe is adapted from "The Carolina Housewife" by Sarah Rutledge (1847)
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6 egg whites 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 1 tablespoon rose water (see note) About 1/2 cup fruit jam Preheat oven to 225 degrees F
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
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Beat the egg whites to a stiff froth, 2 minutes, then very slowly add the sugar and rose water, beating hard until soft peaks form with a gl
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Fill a piping bag fitted with a large star tip with the sugar mixture and carefully pipe 11/2-inch circles on the baking sheet, spacing them
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Bake until lightly browned, 35 minutes, then turn the oven off and let the cakes sit for 45 minutes
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Remove the baking sheet from the oven and carefully remove the cakes from the parchment paper