Large White 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.

• Calories: 226 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup shortening
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 ¼ cups milk
• 3 cups sifted cake flour
• 5 egg yolk, beaten

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch pan.

Step 2

Sift together cake flour, baking powder, and salt.

Step 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.

Step 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.