White Cake

Ingredients

• 2¾ C sifted cake flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• ¾ tsp salt
• 1 C vegetable shortening
• 1½ tsp vanilla
• 1½ C sugar
• 1 C milk
• 8 egg whites
• ½ C sugar

Directions

1. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together.
2. Cream shortening, vanilla, and 1½ C sugar together until fluffy.
3. Add flour mixture and milk alternately, beating only until smooth after each addition
4. In a large bowl, beat egg whites until frothy, beating constantly.
5. Add remaining ½ C sugar gradually and continue beating until stiff shiny peaks are formed. Fold into cake batter.
6. Grease and flour cake pans. Add batter to pans and bake at 350° until a knife inserted into the middle comes out clean.
7. Allow cake to cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing. Frost with basic butter frosting