Vanilla Almond Cake - Mary Todd Lincoln's

By Joan_Z

Ingredients

• 1 tb Baking Powder
• 1 1/2 c Sugar
• 1 ts Vanilla
• 1 c Butter
• 6 Stiffly beaten egg whites
• 2 3/4 c Cake Flour; Sifted
• 1 1/3 c milk
• 1 c Finely chopped almonds

Preparation

Step 1

Cream together sugar, butter, & vanilla. Stir together the cake flour & baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in almonds. Gently fold in the egg whites.

Pour into two greased & lightly floured 9x1-1/2" round baking pans.

Bake at 375 for 28 to 30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans. Fill & frost with white frosting. File