ANNE'S LINIMENT CAKE - ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

Steps:

• Equipment You Will Need:.
• 2 - 9 inch round cake pans.
• sifter.
• large mixing bowl.
• measuring cups.
• measuring spoons.
• wooden spoon.
• electric mixer.
• small bowl.
• rubber spatula.
• toothpicks.
• 2 cooling racks.
• oven mitts.
• metal spatula.
• Directions:.
• Grease and flour the cake pans. Pre-heat the oven to 350*F.
• Measure out the sifted four, baking powder, salt and sugar and mix together in the large bowl.
• Add the melted butter and the milk to the flour mixture and stir with the wooden spoon.
• Beat the mixture for 1 minute with the electric mixer.
• Break the eggs into the small bowl. add them with the vanilla to the cake batter, then beat with the mixer for another 3 minutes, constantly scraping down the sides of the bowl with the rubber spatula.
• Pour the cake batter evenly into the two cake pans. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes.
• Test the cakes with a toothpick. When they are done, use oven mitts to take them from the oven. Let them cool in the pans for 10 minutes.
• Slide the blade of the metal spatula around the edges of the cakes to loosen them from the pans.
• Place one of the cakes on a cooling rack. Place a second cooling rack on top. Hold the two racks together and flip the whole thing over. The cake is now upside-down on the rack.
• Gently lift off the pan and transfer your cake to a plate. Repeat with the other cake.
• Let the two layers cool completely before frosting.