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Large White Birthday Cake Recipe

Posted on 22. May, 2009 by admin in Birthday Cake

“I recently made this cake for a friend’s birthday, and it is an old recipe from the 1950′s. Sprinkle with coconut and chopped maraschino cherries if you wish.”

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

* 3 cups sifted cake flour
* 4 teaspoons baking powder
* 3/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 cup shortening
* 1 1/2 cups white sugar
* 5 egg yolk, beaten
* 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 1 1/4 cups milk

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch pan.
2. Sift together cake flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. In a large bowl, combine shortening, sugar, yolks, and vanilla; beat with mixer. Add sifted flour mixture alternately with milk in three parts; continue to beat until just blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4. Bake for about 35 minutes. Remove from pan, and cool on a wire rack. Ice with Fluffy Boiled Icing. Sprinkle with coconut and chopped maraschino cherries if you wish.

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