Basic White Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Cake flour | 2 2/3 Cup (16 tbs), sifted | |
| Sugar | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Baking powder | 4 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Vegetable shortening | 2/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Milk | 1 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Vanilla | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Egg whites | 4 , beaten |
Directions
Grease bottoms of 2 (9-inch) round layer-cake pans.
Line pans with waxed paper; grease and flour paper.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, shortening, 3/4 cup milk, and vanilla in large bowl; beat until well blended.
Add remaining milk and egg whites; beat well.
Pour into pans.
Bake in preheated 350°F oven 30 minutes or until cake tests done.
Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes.
Turn out onto racks.
Remove paper; cool completely.
Fill and frost as desired.
Line pans with waxed paper; grease and flour paper.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, shortening, 3/4 cup milk, and vanilla in large bowl; beat until well blended.
Add remaining milk and egg whites; beat well.
Pour into pans.
Bake in preheated 350°F oven 30 minutes or until cake tests done.
Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes.
Turn out onto racks.
Remove paper; cool completely.
Fill and frost as desired.
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