Title: Basic White Cake
Categories: Cake Basic
Yield: 12 Servings

2 2/3	c	Sifted cake flour
1 1/2	c	Sugar
4	ts	Baking powder
1	ts	Salt
2/3	c	Vegetable shortening
1 1/4	c	Milk
1	ts	Vanilla
4		Egg whites, beaten

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease bottoms of 2-9" cake pans. Line with waxed paper; grease and flour waxed paper.

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

3. 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.

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