Yugoslav carrot cake

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       Title: YUGOSLAV CARROT CAKE
  Categories: Cakes
       Yield: 12 servings
  
       4    Eggs; separated
   1 1/2 c  Sugar
       1 c  Grated carrots
       1 c  Minced walnuts
   1 1/2 c  Flour
       1 ts Baking powder
     1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
     1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
       1 ts Vanilla
     1/8 ts Salt
       1 c  Oil
   2 1/2 tb Hot water
     1/2 ts Baking soda
 
 ----------------------------CREAM CHEESE FILLING----------------------------
       8 oz Cream cheese; softened
     1/2 c  Sugar
     1/2 c  Strawberry jam  OR
            -apricot or raspberry jam
       1 c  Whipping cream; whipped
            Powdered sugar
  
   Cream egg yolks with 1 cup sugar until light. Stir in carrots, nuts, flour,
   baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, salt and oil. Mix hot water with
   soda and stir into flour mixture. Beat egg whites until foamy and gradually
   add 1/2 cup sugar. Beat until stiff and glossy. Fold egg white mixture into
   flour mixture. Turn into greased 13- x 9-inch pan lined with greased waxed
   paper and bake at 350F 45 minutes, or until cake tests done. Cool.
   
   Beat cream cheese with 1/2 cup sugar until smooth and fluffy.
   
   Remove cake from pan, pull off paper and cool on wire rack. Slice cake in
   halves horizontally. Cover one half with cream cheese filling, then cover
   cream cheese with jam. Top with remaining half and frost entire cake with
   whipped cream sweetened to taste with powdered sugar.
  
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