Small white cake with Fluffy White Frosting

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Small white cake with Fluffy White Frosting

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 9
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 397.8

Total Fat: 11.6 g
Cholesterol: 6.9 mg
Sodium: 434.8 mg
Total Carbs: 69.3 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
Protein: 5.2 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Small white cake with Fluffy White Frosting calories by ingredient

Introduction

Mom's Favorite Mom's Favorite

Minutes to Cook: 45

Number of Servings: 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

Tips

I like to sprinkle flaked coconut on after frosting this cake. But not this one, Mom's doesn't like coconut.

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.