Cake & wine pudding (kucha un wei)

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 x Macaroons
1 x Sponge cake
1 x *or:
1 x Lady fingers
1 pint Wine
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
3 eaches Egg yolk
3 teaspoons Sugar
3 eaches Egg white
½ cup Nuts, chopped

Directions

Place pieces of sponge cake, lady fingers or similar cake into an earthenware dish (fill about ½ full). Add a few macaroons. Heat the wine. Mix the cornstarch and sugar together and slowly add the wine.

Beat the yolks of eggs and add to the wine mixture. Cook about 2 minutes. Pour over the cake and let cool. When cool, cover with the stiffly beaten egg whites and sprinkle with the chopped nutmeats.

Bake at 325-F for a few minutes to brown. Serve cold. Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book - Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts Press, 1936.

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