Simple Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 5 egg whites

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening, gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed with an electric mixer.
• 2 combine four, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, begin and end with flour. mix after each addition. stir in vanilla.
• 3 beat egg whites ( at room temp.) until stiff peaks form. gently fold into batter.
• 4 pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans. bake at 350f for 25-30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. cool in pans 10 minutes, remove from pans, cool completely on wire rack. frost as desired.