Cream Cake

By leisurelady

For coconut cream cake, strawberry cream cake. Excellent moist yellow cake.

Ingredients

• l/2 cup shortening ( Crisco )
• l/2 cup Margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 5 eggs separated
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp vanilla

Details

Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 60mins

Preparation

Step 1

Bake 350 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes. 9" Cake pans.

In a large bowl of a mixer blend shortening, margarine on high speed. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add egg yokes one at a time. Beat well. Sift flour and soda together. Add alternately with buttermilk. Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 25- 39 minutes.

Bake in 3 9 " cake pans greased and lined.

If making a coconut cake add l 2/3 cup flaked coconut to batter.