Traditional Lady Baltimore 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 | |
| Pink Mountain Cream Frosting | ||
| Lady Baltimore Filling | ||
Directions
1. Grease bottoms of two 9x1 1/2-inch round layer-cake pans; line pans with wax paper; grease and flour paper; tap out excess.
2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, shortening, 3/4 cup of the milk, and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat at low speed with electric mixer until blended, then beat at high speed for 2 minutes. Add remaining 1/2 cup milk and egg whites; continue beating at high speed, 2 minutes longer, scraping down side of bowl often; pour cake batter into prepared pans.
3. Bake in moderate oven (350°) 30 minutes, or until centers spring back when lightly pressed with fingertip.
4. Cool layers in pans on wire racks, 10 minutes; loosen around edges with a knife; turn out onto wire racks; remove wax paper; cool completely.
5. Put layers together with lady Baltimore filling; frost side and top with pink mountain cream frosting. Decorate with whole or sliced maraschino cherries, if you wish.
2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, shortening, 3/4 cup of the milk, and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat at low speed with electric mixer until blended, then beat at high speed for 2 minutes. Add remaining 1/2 cup milk and egg whites; continue beating at high speed, 2 minutes longer, scraping down side of bowl often; pour cake batter into prepared pans.
3. Bake in moderate oven (350°) 30 minutes, or until centers spring back when lightly pressed with fingertip.
4. Cool layers in pans on wire racks, 10 minutes; loosen around edges with a knife; turn out onto wire racks; remove wax paper; cool completely.
5. Put layers together with lady Baltimore filling; frost side and top with pink mountain cream frosting. Decorate with whole or sliced maraschino cherries, if you wish.
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