White Cake

Ingredients

• 2¾ C sifted cake flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• ¾ tsp salt
• 1 C vegetable shortening
• 1½ tsp vanilla
• 1½ C sugar
• 1 C milk
• 8 egg whites
• ½ C sugar

Directions

1. Prep Dry: Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together; set aside.
2. Cream Base: Cream shortening, vanilla, and 1½ cups sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Mix Batter: Add the flour mixture and milk alternately, beating only until smooth after each addition.
4. Whip Whites: In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until frothy. Gradually add remaining ½ C sugar and continue beating until stiff, glossy peaks form.
5. Fold: Gently fold the whipped egg whites into the cake batter.
6. Bake: Grease and flour cake pans. Divide batter between pans and bake at 350°F until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
7. Cool & Frost: Cool cakes in pans 10 minutes, then remove and cool completely. Frost with basic butter frosting.

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