WHITE CAKE SUPREME
List of Ingredients
3/4 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup skim milk
5 stiff-beaten egg whites Recipe
Cream shortening and sugar together until light and fluffy (beat about 10 minutes at mediumhigh speed on electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally to guide batter into beaters). Add vanilla and mix well.
Sift flour with baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating after each addition. Fold in egg whites. Bake in 2 greased and lightly floured 9x1 1/2-inch round cake pans in moderate oven (375 degrees) for 18 to 20 minutes. Cool. Frost with Fluffy Frosting given below and decorate with peppermint drops and candy canes to match picture.