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Aruba Cooks
Linda Shapiro, Editor

by Dorothy Phillips

This recipe is a forever special occasion favorite among Arubans. There are still cashew trees growing on the island.

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients:

Cake:

• ½ cup margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 egg whites
• 1½ cups flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup milk
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups ground cashews

Frosting:

• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup confectionary sugar
• 1/3 cup margarine
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup ground cashews

Method:

Cake:
Cream margarine and sugar until smooth. Add egg whites and mix well. Add the rest of the cake ingredients and mix well.
Grease a 9" round cake pan and bake at 350ºF for 25 minutes. Let cool.

Frosting:
Beat egg whites with sugar until stiff. Add margarine, salt, almond extract and beat well. Spread on top and sides of cake.

Traditional decorations are maraschino cherries and lime confetti, small pieces of shredded lime peel.