Rainbow Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 5 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 egg whites
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
• yellow food coloring
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon clove
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 2 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, sugar, shortening, salt and 1 cup milk and blend 2 minutes.
• 2 stir in baking powder.
• 3 add egg whites and 1/2 cup milk and blend 2 minutes.
• 4 divide batter into 3 parts.
• 5 layer: add 1/2 tsp vanilla.
• 6 yellow layer: add 3- 4 drops of yellow food coloring and 1/2 tsp lemon extract.
• 7 dark layer: add cinnamon, cloves, soda and cocoa blended with water.
• 8 bake each layer in an 8 inch pan rubbed with shortening and lined with waxed paper, for 25- 30 minutes in 360* oven.
• 9 allow to cool and frost as desired.