BASIC WHITE CAKE

Ingredients:
Cake flour - 2 2/3 cups (sifted)
Sugar - 1 1/2 cups
Baking powder - 4 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Vegetable shortening - 2/3 cup
Milk - 1 1/4 cup
Vanilla - 1 tsp
Egg whites - 4 (beaten)

Method:

• Grease bottoms of 2 (9-inch) round layer-cake pans. Line pans with waxed paper; grease and flour paper.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, shortening, 3/4 cup milk and vanilla extract in a large bowl; beat until well blended. Add remaining milk and egg whites, beat well. Pour into pans.
• Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Turn out onto racks.
• Remove paper; cool completely. Fill and frost as desired.