Marshmallow Cake

This is a very old recipe that belonged to my grandmother. I hope that you like it.

Marshmallow Cake

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9 inch layer cake pans.

2 Cream the shortening, add the sugar gradually.

3 Sift the flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt. Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk to the creamed mixture.

4 Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks are formed. Fold the beaten egg whites and the vanilla into the cake batter. Pour batter into the prepared pans.

5 Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.