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President Grover Cleveland's White Cake w/White Frosting

Source of Recipe

CD Kitchen


List of Ingredients

***Cake**
1 cup butter
3 cups sugar
1 cup milk
12 egg whites, beaten
3 tablespoons baking powder
1 cup cornstarch
3 cups flour
3 teaspoons vanilla extract

***White Frosting***
2 egg whites
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
crystallized violets, roses and leaves, for decoration




Recipe

For Cake: Cream butter with sugar. To this add milk, then the beaten egg whites. Put baking powder into cornstarch and add flour.

Now gradually beat in flour mixture, and flavor with vanilla. Beat all together thoroughly.

Put the mixture in three 9" round cake pans that have been buttered after being lined with letter paper also well buttered.

Preheat oven to 350 F. and bake in this moderate oven 25 to 30 minutes. Take out of oven, allow to cool in pans.

For Frosting: Beat the egg whites until stiff, then add the sugar gradually. Continue beating until the mixture is smooth and light. Add flavoring and mix well. Use varicolored crystallized fruits flowers and leaves for decoration.

If desired, this cake can be covered with whipped cream.