[Arubalisa]

Dh is baking this on Saturday for guests from Aruba (along with of course Keshi Yena and Pastechi ).

Andrea, did you bake your cake in layers like Aruba Destiny? Dh is wondering if he needs to double the recipe to do layers.

Hope they are not expecting an Italian meal , but they do love his KY better than their own!

Originally Posted by Andrea J.

If any of you have ever had cashew cake in aruba..............here is a recipe that i found online a couple of years ago that tastes identical to the cashew cake served at Destiny. (not wild about Aruba Destiny, but do love their cake)

Preheat oven to 350


Cake:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 egg whites
• 1-1/2 cups sifted flour
• tiny pinch of salt
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups ground cashews

Frosting: (use a metal bowl)

• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup confectionary sugar
• 1/3 cup margarine
• 1 teaspoon almond extract (no artificial flavoring)
• tiny pinch of salt
• 1 cup ground cashews

DIRECTIONS:


Cream butter and sugar until smooth. Add egg whites and mix well. Add the rest of the cake ingredients and mix well. Grease and flour a 9" round cake pan and bake at 350ºF for 25 minutes. Let cool.
Frosting:
In metal bowl......Beat egg whites with sugar until stiff. Add margarine, salt, almond extract and beat well.