LARGE WHITE BIRTHDAY CAKE

Large White Birthday Cake image

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.

Provided by Carol

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Cherry Dessert Recipes

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

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

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch pan.
Sift together cake flour, baking powder, and salt.
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.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 225.9 calories, Carbohydrate 36.6 g, Cholesterol 58.3 mg, Fat 7.5 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 214.9 mg, Sugar 17.6 g