ONE-TWO-THREE-FOUR CAKE

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Number Of Ingredients 8

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1 1/2 cups unsalter butter, room temperature
3 cups sugar
6 brown eggs, separated
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups milk, room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

Beat the butter and suagr until very light and creamy.
Add well-beaten egg yolks.
Sift flour twice with salt and baking powder.
Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk (a little at a time), beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
Add vanilla.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Put batter into three greased and floured 9-inch layer pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
After ten minutes cooling in the pan, remove them to wire racks to cool completely.
Fill and frost as desired.
Variation: 1 1/2 cups buttermilk and 1 teaspoon baking soda may be substituted for the sweet milk.