Party White Cake

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups cake flour
  • 1 2/3 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2/3 cup shortening
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 4 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 5 egg whites, unbeaten
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Into mixing bowl put flour, sugar, salt, shortening and milk. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Add baking powder, unbeaten egg whites, milk and vanilla. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into 2 deep (1 and 1/2 inches deep) 9-inch greased and floured layer cake pans. Fill half full and use the rest of the batter to fill muffin cups. Bake in a moderate oven (350 F) for 30 minutes.

This is a moist cake.