SILVER WHITE CAKE

Silver White Cake image

A delicious light, white cake. Whip one up and get ready to rake in the prizes. This is great iced with French Silk Frosting.

Provided by Ginger

Categories Desserts Cakes White Cake Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 ¼ cups cake flour
1 ½ cups white sugar
3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup shortening
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 egg whites

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour baking pan; 9x13 inch, or 2 round 9 inch pans.
In a large bowl, measure flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, shortening, milk and the vanilla into a large mixing bowl. Beat 2 minutes on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally.
In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain.
Pour batter into pan(s), Bake 9x13 inch cake for 35 to 40 minutes. If using 9 inch rounds, bake 30 to 35 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the cake will come out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 143.3 calories, Carbohydrate 23.7 g, Cholesterol 0.8 mg, Fat 4.6 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 181.7 mg, Sugar 13.1 g