New Year's Eve Cake
3 c Sifted Swan's Down Cake -Flour 3 ts Calumet Baking Powder 1/2 ts Salt 2/3 c Butter or other shortening 2 c Sugar 1 c Milk 1 1/2 ts Vanilla 6 Egg whites, stiffly beaten Chocolat...
Ingredients
- 3cup sifted swan's down cake
- 1/2tsp salt
- 2/3cup butter or other shortening
- 2cup sugar
- 1cup milk
- 11/2 ts vanilla
- 6egg whites, stiffly beaten
- 4tbsp swans down cake flour
Directions
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3 c Sifted Swan's Down Cake -Flour 3 ts Calumet Baking Powder 1/2 ts Salt 2/3 c Butter or other shortening 2 c Sugar 1 c Milk 1 1/2 ts Vanil
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Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy
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Add flour, alternately with milk, a small amount at a time, beating after each addition until smooth
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Add flavoring
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Fold in egg whites quickly and thoroughly
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Bake in three greased 9-inch layer pans in moderate oven (375 degrees Fahrenheit) 20 to 25 minutes
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Spread Chocolate Cream Filling (page 43) between layers and Hungarian Chocolate Frosting (page 40) on top and sides of cake
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When frosting is set, write the numbers from one to twelve around top of cake with white frosting to represent the face of a clock