Quick and Easy Cake

Easy White Cake

2¼ cups flour                         

½ cup butter

4 tsp. baking powder               

1 cup milk

pinch salt                                

4 egg whites (½ cup)

1½ cups sugar                       

1½ tsp. vanilla

1. All ingredients must be at room temperature.

2. Grease 8 x 12 or 10 x 10 or two 8" layer cake pans.

3. Line with waxed paper if you want to remove cakes from pan in one piece. Set oven at 350*.

4. Sift first four ingredients together into mixing bowl.

5. Add butter and 2/3 cup milk. Blend with electric mixer.

6. Beat 2 minutes with electric mixer at medium speed.

7. Add egg whites, remaining milk and vanilla. Blend with electric mixer.

8. Beat 2 minutes longer. Pour into prepared pan.

9. Bake 35 – 40 minutes or until top of cake springs back when lightly touched with finger.

10. Cool on rack 5 minutes before removing from pan.

Or it will make 30 – 36 cup cakes. Bake 18 -20 minutes.

Variation:   Gold Cake: Follow basic recipe for White Cake except change baking powder to 3 tsp. and 

                                         use 5 egg yolks (or 2 eggs) in place of all whites.

                   Spice Cake: Follow basic recipe for White Cake or Gold cake, sifting ½ tsp. cloves, 1½ tsp. nutmeg and 1½ tsp. cinnamon with dry ingredients.