White or Yellow Cake

By Addie

Recipe from a 1953 cookbook

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs together. Mix and sift flour, baking powder and salt. Add alternately with the milk to the first mixture. Add vanilla and beat thoroughly. Bake in 2 greased layer cake pans at 400 for 25 minutes. Cool


For a white cake... leave out the yolks.