Raspberry Cake With Buttercream Icing

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups raspberries
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar, 1 pound
• 5 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 cream butter, add suger and beat.
• 2 beat in egg and vanilla.
• 3 add dry ingredients alternately with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients and do not overmix.
• 4 pour into a 9 x 9 pan.
• 5 sprinkle raspberries over batter.
• 6 bake 350f for 45 minutes or until cake tests done.
• 7 icing.
• 8 cream butter and shortening.
• 9 add vanilla and salt.
• 10 beat in sugar, 1 cup at a time, blending well after each addition.
• 11 add milk and beat at hight speed until light and fluffy.
• 12 makes 3 cups.