Silver Layer Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted cake flour
• 1S tsp.,salt
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 3/4 cup emulsifier type
• 15 tsp. vanilla
• l tsp. almond flavoring (optional)
• 1/3 tsp. orange flavoring (optional)
• 5 “ tsp. double acting baking powder
• 6 egg whites unbeaten
• + cup milk

Method

1. 1

   Heat oven to 350 degrees to 360 degrees.

2. 2

   Line three 9 in. layer pans, 14 in. deep, on bottom with waxed paper; grease paper.

3. 3

   Sift cake flour, sugar and salt into mixing bowl.

4. 4

   Drop in shortening.

5. 5

   Pour in 1 cup milk and flavorings.

6. 6

   Mix at medium speed approximately 2 minutes.

7. 7

   Quickly stir in baking powder.

8. 8

   Add unbeaten egg whites and 1/2 cup milk.

9. 9

   Again beat at medium speed approximately 2 minutes.

10. 10

    Scrape bowl and spoon often during beating.

11. 11

    Pour into pans.

12. 12

    Bake 30 minutes or until done.

13. 13

    Cool on wire cake rack 10-15 minutes before removing from pan and removing paper.

14. 14

    Fill and frost with fresh coconut or other frostings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Recipes from our hearth (1960) by N.C.) Advent Moravian Church (Winston-Salem, page 12. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SILVER LAYER CAKE 2 cups sifted cake flour 1S tsp.,salt 2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup milk 3/4 cup emulsifier type 15 tsp. vanilla shortening 59 CAKES l tsp. almond flavoring (optional) 1/3 tsp. orange flavoring (optional ) 5 “ tsp. double acting baking powder 6 egg whites unbeaten + cup milk

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