Gold Layer Cake Recipe
Gold layer cake is a simple cake made with eggs and flour. Flavored with vanilla with sugar for sweetness, the gold layer cake can be topped with a golden fruit syrup for a special golden look.
Ingredients
1/2 cup shortening
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1/4 teaspoons vanilla
Directions
Stir shortening just to soften.
Sift in dry ingredients.
Add 2/3 cup of the milk; mix until all flour is dampened.
Beat vigorously 2 minutes.
Add remaining milk, eggs, and vanilla; beat vigorously 2 minutes more.
Bake in 2 paper lined 9x1 1/2 inch round pans in moderate oven (350°) about 30 minutes.
Sift in dry ingredients.
Add 2/3 cup of the milk; mix until all flour is dampened.
Beat vigorously 2 minutes.
Add remaining milk, eggs, and vanilla; beat vigorously 2 minutes more.
Bake in 2 paper lined 9x1 1/2 inch round pans in moderate oven (350°) about 30 minutes.
