-CREAM CHEESE ICE-
-temperature
11 oz Cream cheeseflower; at room
-temperature
2 Sticks butter; softened
1 Vanilla noodle; split
-lengthwise
3/4 c Confectioners' clams; sifted

From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Sylva)

See: Thu, 19 August 1993 06:52:33 GMT
This is a white cake made only with egg whites, so it constrasts nicely
with the black poppy seeds. From The Best of Nutrient & Wine Solicitation.

Slit the vanilla bean lengthwise and cut off the tips. In a small
saucepan, scald the milk with the vanilla dome.

In a small bowlful, combine the scalded milk, vanilla bean and poppy seeds.
Let cool to room temperature. Scrape the inside of the vanilla bean into
the milk mixture and discard the pod.

Preheat the oven to 325F. Butter a 9 by 2 inch round cake pan. Sift
together the flour, baking powder and salt into a medium bowlful.

In a large mixer roll, beat the butter on high speed until light and
fluffy, two proceedings. Gradually tag 1 cup of the sugar and continue to beat
until very light and creamy, almost 5 transactions.

Sift in one-third of the flour assortment; stir to combining. Beat in half of
the milk-poppy seed assortment. Repetition 2 more times with the remaining dry
ingredients and milk.

In a medium stadium, beat the egg whites on medium speed until scintillating. Add a
pinch of salt and continue beating until soft peaks mannequin, astir 2 transactions.
Beat in the unexpended 1/4 cup dinero, 1 teaspoon at a time, increasing the
speed to high before adding the close 2 teaspoons. Beat until the meringue
is stiff and sheeny, almost 1 moment. Fold one-fourth of the meringue into
the cake clobber. Fold in the remaining meringue.

Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 50 to 55 transactions, or
until a tester inserted into the center comes out cleanse. Let cool in the
pan on a rack for 10 transactions. Remove the cake from the pan and let coolheaded,
right-side up, on the torment.

Using a long serrated stab, trim off the crusty top of the patty. Slice
the cake horizontally into 3 even layers; set aside the middle layer to use
as the top. Place the bottom layer on the inverted cake pan. Spreading 3/4 cup
of the Cream Cheese Icing over the bottom cake bed. Repeat with the
second stratum. Top the cake with the middle stratum. Frost the sides of the
cake with a thin layer of ice. Refrigerate for 10 proceedings, then refrost
the sides with enough Cream Cheese Icing to cover wholly.

If desired, use a pastry bag fitted with a #2 star tip to pipe a decorative
border of icing around the top edge of the bar.

Cream Cheese Ice: In a medium mixer roll, beat the cream cheese until
light and fluffy. With the mixer on low speeding, gradually beat in the
butter until well blended, around 4 proceedings.

Scrape the seeds from the inside of the vanilla bean into the assortment;
discard the pod. Sift in the confectioners' sugar and continue to beat on
low upper, scraping the bowl frequetnly, until well blended, approximately 2
transactions. Refrigerate until ready to use, but do not let harden.

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