Plain Cake
1/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup milk
2 cups flour
3 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Cream shortening; add sugar slowly, add well beaten egg and flavoring; sift together flour, baking powder and salt and add to mixture a little at a time, alternately with milk. Bake in greased loaf, layer or patty pans in moderate oven. May also be used hot for cottage pudding.
Sunshine Cake
3 tablespoons shortening
3/4 cup sugar
yolks of 3 eggs
1 teaspoon flavoring extract
1-1/2 cups flour
3 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder
1/2 cup milk
Cream shortening; add sugar gradually, and yolks of eggs which have been beaten until thick; add flavoring; sift together flour and baking powder and add alternately, a little at a time, with the milk to first mixture. Bake in greased loaf pan in moderate oven 35 to 45 minutes. Cover with white icing, [page 16].
Note—This is an excellent cake to make in combination with the following Three-Egg Angel Cake. Only three eggs are required for both.
Three-Egg Angel Cake
1 cup sugar.
1-1/3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
3 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder
1/3 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup scalded milk
1 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract
whites of 3 eggs
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