Lincoln's Birthday

Yes, it is February 12th, President Lincoln's birthday. Lincoln's birthday is a long anticipated holiday at our house, reason being, Lincoln Log Cake! Every year for as long as I can remember my family has celebrated this occasion with a delicious cake. My mother started the tradition many years ago after reading of such a thing in her well read, Mrs. Sharp's Tradition, and I can't remember a year without celebration. This is actually the third one I made this week. It was our turn to take food for our Tuesday night Bible study, so Adam suggested Lincoln Logs.

Lincoln Log

from the kitchen of

Leora Schneider

5 eggs separated at room temperature

1 cup powdered sugar

3 tablespoons cocoa

1/8 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 400 degrees, grease, line with wax paper and then grease and flour a 10x15 jelly roll pan. Beat egg whites in large bowl until stiff, gradually add 1/2 cup powdered sugar until stiff peaks form, set aside. In medium size bowl beat egg yokes until thick and lemon color. Gradually add 1/2 cup powdered sugar, cocoa and salt on low speed, occasionally scraping the sides of the bowl. Fold into egg whites and pour into pan. Bake for 15 min or until cake springs back when touched. remove from pan onto tea towel sprinkled with cocoa and peel wax paper away. Gently roll up in towel and place on cooling rack.

Filling/Frosting

cool whip

powdered sugar

cocoa

Mix to taste, I use a large tub of cool whip, about 1/2 powdered sugar and 2-3 tablespoons cocoa.

After cake has cooled unroll and spread with cool whip filling then roll up and frost outside. Freeze until serving. Enjoy!