Small white cake with Fluffy White Frosting

Name: Small white cake with Fluffy White Frosting Recipe
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 9
Ingredients: for White Cake; 2 1/8 cup flour; 1 1/2 cup sugar; 3 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup shortening; 1 cup milk (I used skim milk); 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 4 egg whites; for Fluffy White Frosting; 1 cup sugar; 1/3 cup water; 1/4 teaspoon cream of tar-tar; 2 egg whites

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Minutes to Cook: 45

Number of Servings: 9

Ingredients

for White Cake2 1/8 cup flour1 1/2 cup sugar3 1/2 teaspoon baking powder3/4 teaspoon salt1/2 cup shortening1 cup milk (I used skim milk)1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla4 egg whitesfor Fluffy White Frosting1 cup sugar1/3 cup water1/4 teaspoon cream of tar-tar2 egg whites

Directions

Grease generously and flour a 9" x 9" cake pan, set aside. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Sift together flour, sugar baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Add shortening, pour in milk and vanilla, beat for 2 minutes. Add egg whites and beat an additional 2 minutes.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 35-45 minutes until cake tests done. Cool.

While the cake is cooling, make the frosting.
Combine 1 cup of sugar, 1/3 cup water, and 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar, into a saaucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring till sugar desolves. Very slowly add sugar syrup to 2 unbeaten egg whites in a micing bowl, beating constantly with an electric mixer till stiff peaks form, about 7 minutes. Beat in 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Frost cooled cake.

Serving Size: 9 squares

Number of Servings: 9

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CRUELLA56.

Servings Per Recipe: 9

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