BEST TWO-EGG CAKE

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This is a very simple cake. I made it for my Dad when he came to visit, and he said it smelled like pancakes. I got this out of the 1953 Better Homes And Gardens New Cookbook.

Provided by crazycookinmama

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk, plus
2 tablespoons milk

Steps:

  • Stir shortening to soften.
  • Gradually add sugar, and cream together until light and fluffy.
  • Add vanilla.
  • Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, salt together 3 times, add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, a little at a time.
  • Beat after each addition till smooth.
  • Bake in 2 paper-lined 9x1 1/2-inch round pans in moderate overn (375°) about 25 minutes.

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