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VERNA'S WHITE CAKE 1 c. Crisco 2 1/2 c. sugar 4 c. sifted cake flour 5 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1 1/2 c. milk 1 tsp. vanilla 6 egg whites Cream shortening in mixer on high for 3 minutes. Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together. Add alternately with milk to shortening. Add vanilla. Beat egg whites until they hold moist peaks. Fold into cake batter and mix thoroughly. Bake in 3 (9-inch) cake pans for 25 minutes or until done. Use Orange Pineapple Filling and frost with White Fluffy Icing. Orange Pineapple Filling: 1/3 c sugar 4 Tbsp. flour pinch of salt 1/2 c. water 1 Tbsp. lemon juice 1 egg 1 Tbsp. grated orange rind 3 Tbsp. butter 1 small can crushed pineapple, drained 3/4 c. orange juice Combine sugar, flour, salt in top of double boiler. Slowly add water, lemon and orange juice. Mix thoroughly. Cook over boiling water for 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, add beaten egg slowly and stir fast with a spoon. Return to heat and cook 2 minutes longer, then add grated orange rind and butter and pineapple. Spread between layers. White Fluff Icing: 1 2/3 c. sugar 1/2 c. water 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar 1/2 c. egg whites Combine sugar, cream of tartar and water. Cook until it forms a hard ball. Beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Add syrup a little at a time to whiten on medium speed of mixer. It will be ready to spread when finished mixing. Add few drops of vanilla. This will ice a 3 layer white cake. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |