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Company’s Coming White Cake – Vintage 55 Favorite Cake Recipes

Here is page 18 from the vintage cookbook “Kate Smith chooses her 55 Favorite Ann Pillsbury CAKE RECIPES”. This was published in 1952 by Pillsbury Mills, Inc. Kate Smith was a popular singer and radio personality with a career that began in the 1930s.

You can view all the pages in this cookbook by visiting this category: 55 Favorite Cake Recipes: Kate Smith [1], just click a page title to view that section. There is a scan of the page included below, you can click the image to view a larger copy.

Company’s Coming White Cake
Quick-Mix Method

This generous cake is perfect for a “company” dessert. We suggest a lemon filling, a white frosting, and fluffy coconut on top.

BAKE at 350° F. for 30 to 35 minutes.
MAKES two 8-inch square or two 9-inch round layers.
All ingredients should be at room temperature.

Sift together . . 2 1/2 cups sifted Pillsbury Sno Sheen Cake Flour
4 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar

Add . . . 1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup milk

Beat . . . for 2 minutes, 300 strokes, until batter is well blended. (With electric mixer blend at low speed, then beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.)

Add . . . 2/3 cup egg whites (5 medium), unbeaten
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Beat . . . for 2 minutes.

Pour . . . into two well-greased and lightly floured 8-inch square or 9-inch round layer pans.

Bake . . . in moderate oven (350° F.) 30 to 35 minutes. Cool. Spread lemon filling, page 55, between layers; frost with two-egg-white fluffy frosting, page 50. Sprinkle with coconut.