White Cake
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INGREDIENTS 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 cups sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 egg whitesPreheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add milk, shortening and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds or until well blended, scaping side of bowl once. Beat on high speed 2 minutes scraping side of bowl occasionally.
Add egg whites; beat 2 minutes more; scraping bowl once.
Grease and flour bottoms and sides of 2 (8-inch round or square) cake pans or 1 (13 x 9-inch) cake pan. Pour batter evenly into pans.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes for 8-inch round or square cakes OR 35 to 40 minutes for 13 x 9-inch cake.
Cakes are done when toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Loosen sides of cake layers from pans with knife or spatula. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.