Informal Wedding Cake

Name: Informal Wedding Cake
Yield: Makes 20 servings
Ingredients: 2¾ c. sifted cake flour; 4 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. salt; 1¾ c. sugar; 1¼ c. milk; ⅔ c. shortening; 4 egg whites, unbeaten; 2 tsp. vanilla; ½ tsp. almond extract

Preparation info

Makes
20
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Dainty pink frosting around cake on rim of plate adds charm

Ingredients

2¾ c. sifted cake flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Grease or line bottoms of cake pans with waxed paper. (We used a 4-tier round cake pan set. Pans measure about 9", 7", 5" and 3" in diameter.
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
Add shortening and 1 c. of the milk. Mix at low speed until flour is dampened. Beat 2 minutes at low speed of mixer or 300 strokes by hand.
Add egg whi