BASIC WHITE CAKE

2 2/3 cups sifted cake flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup vegetable shortening
1 1/4 cups milk
1 tsp vanilla
4 egg whites, beaten

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottoms of 2 (9-inch) cake pans. Line with waxed paper; grease and flour waxed paper.

Beat flour, sugar, baking powder, slat, shortening, 3/4 cup milk and vanilla until well blended. Beat in remaining milk and egg whites.

Bake in prepared pans 30 minutes. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; transfer to rack; peel paper and finish cooling. Frost as desired.

Yield: 12 Servings

I, personally have not made this cake yet but I was searching some of my favorite cooking sites and found this! Maybe it will help you out.

Carol Efaw