I am new to CakeCentral and was hoping someone out there might could help me. I was raised in a small town in Colorado and there was a bakery in the nearest "large" town (Cortez) called VitaKist Bakery. They served the most wonderful cake there but they went out of business years ago and I would love to make a cake similar.
Their cakes were very light, almost spongy with very little crumb. They had a very fine texture and when cut, they made perfect squares that didn't fall apart at all. I believe they were a yellow cake of some sort with an icing that wasn't too sweet but also very light and airy. I was told that they might possibly have used "liquid sugar" in the cakes. You could literally eat several pieces of this cake and not feel full or too sweet!
If anyone thinks they might have a recipe that makes a cake similar, I would really, really appreciate it! Or even better, if you are from that area and know how they made them, my mother and I would be eternally grateful. We crave these cakes ALOT!
I looked up cake recipes with corn syrup on epicurious.com (figuring perhaps that's what liquid sugar meant). There is a yellow-type cake with a corn syrup glaze callled "caramel cake" by Ruth Cousineau. ( I don't think CC allows us to copy other website's recipes, so that's why I'm giving just the info to find it). It might be similar to what you're looking for -- it got rave reviews.
Also -- look up the Town or County historian's office via a website -- you'd be surprised, often when famous business shuts down, they might publish the recipes in the newspaper. It might be in a clipping file on the bakery, or in a local women's club fundraiser cookbook.
Also, the magazine Taste of Home has a recipe finder service.
Sounds delicious...let me know if you find it, please! 
Jlr43,
You may want to try this site:
"Uncle Phaedrus â Finder of Lost Recipes"
http://www.hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus/m110101.htm
Good luck with the search...food memories are strong!
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