3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt, and sift together three times. Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy. Add flour, alternately with liquid, a small amount at a time. Beat after each addition until smooth. Add flavoring; fold in egg whites. Bake in two greased 9-inch layer pans in moderate oven (375°F.) 20 minutes. Spread Lady Baltimore Filling ([page 17]) between layers, and Frosting over cake.
Apricot Upside Down Cake
(1 egg)
1¼ cups sifted Swans Down Cake Flour
1¼ teaspoons Calumet Baking Powder
¼ teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons butter or other shortening
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 egg, well beaten
½ cup milk