Silver Cake

Name: Silver Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 cup milk; 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract; 4 egg whites

7 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
4 egg whites

Directions

1

Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well.
2

Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix well after each addition. Stir in lemon extract.
3

Beat egg whites (at room temperature) until stiff but not dry; gently fold into batter
4

Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. Bake at 375° for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove layers from pans, and let cool completely.