Yield: 2 round 9″ layers
Mix ...1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar, ¼ cup butter or margarine, ¼ cup milk in saucepan
Place ...on low heat and bring to boil, stirring constantly. Boil gently until a small amount of mixture forms a hard ball in cold water (250°F.), stirring often. Remove from heat.
Stir in ...gradually 1¼ cups scalded milk. Cool.
Sift ...2¾ cups sifted cake flour, 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar, 3½ teaspoons double acting baking powder[7], ¾ teaspoon salt into mixing bowl
Add ...⅔ cup Homogenized Spry, ¾ of the cooled butterscotch mixture, 1 unbeaten egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat ...250 strokes (2½ min. by hand or on mixer at low speed). Scrape bowl and spoon or beater.
Add ...remaining butterscotch mixture, 2 unbeaten eggs
Beat ...250 strokes (same as above)
Pour ...into 2 round 9″ Sprycoated layer pans 1½″ deep