White Cake

By dkosik

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/2 c. shortening
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 c. sweet milk
• 2 1/2 c. pastry flour
• 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 4 egg whites
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. lemon

Preparation

Step 1

Cream sugar and shortening. Sift flour 3 times with baking powder and salt and add milk and flour alternately beating hard. Add flavoring. Fold in beaten egg whites. Bake in 2 layers in moderate oven at 375 degrees.