Ingredients
- 2 cups of cake flour
- 2 tsp of double-acting powder
- baking powder
- 1/4 tsp of salt
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup of butter
- 3/4 cup of butter
- 1 tsp of vanilla
- 2 large egg whites
Directions
Preheat oven to 375º
Have all ingredients at about 75º
Sift before measuring:
3 1/2 cups of cake flour
Resift twice with:
4 tsp of double-acting powder
baking powder
1/2 tsp of salt
Sift:
2 cups of sugar
Cream well:
1 cup of butter
Add the sifted sugar graually and continue creaming until very light. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture in 3 parts, alternatly with the third of:
1 cup of milk
Stir the batter until smooth after each addition. Beat in:
1 tsp of vanilla
(1/4 tsp almond extract)
Whip until stiff but not dry:
7 or 8 egg whites
Fold them lightly into the cake batter. Bake in greased pans for about 25 minutes. Spread the cake when cool with icing
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Submitted 7/11/05.
Source: Joy of cooking
Submitted By: a b
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