Grandma's White Cake with Maple Syrup Frosting
By garciamoss
Ingredients
- Cake:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cups whole milk
- 2 cups flour
- Maple Syrup Frosting:
- 1 cup maple syrup
- 2 eggs, whites only
- 1 pinch salt
Details
Adapted from food52.com
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13-inch cake pan.
Using a standing mixer, cream together the sugar and shortening. Add in eggs and vanilla and continue mixing until combined.
In a separate bowl mix together the salt, baking powder and flour. Add the dry ingredients into the sugar/egg mixture alternating with the milk until the flour is completely incorporated.
Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes.
To make the frosting, beat two egg whites to stiff peaks and set aside. In a sauce pan, bring maple syrup to a boil. Add a pinch of salt (I like to use flaky sea salt). Add hot syrup in a slow steady stream to the beaten egg whites continuing to whisk the whites while adding.
Frost cooled cake.
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