White Cake
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 Cup Shortening (like Crisco - not butter flavored, it must be white)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 cups cake flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 12/ tsp salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 5 egg whites (large or jumbo eggs)
DIRECTIONS
- Oven = 365 for layer cake - 325 for loaf cake
- Lightly grease pan(s), line bottom with Reynolds parchment paper.
- Cream shortening, vanilla and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Sift flour, soda and salt.
- Add dry ingredients alternately with milk to creamed mixture.
- Beat till well integrated and smooth.
- Beat egg whites to soft peak.
- Gently fold into batter.
- Turn batter into pans.
- Bake layers for about 25-30 minutes.
- Bake loaf cake for about 40-45 minutes
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