Ingredients
14 servings
- •0.75 cup shortening
- •1.5 cups white sugar
- •2.75 cups cake flour
- •0.5 teaspoon salt
- •4 egg whites
- •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- •1 tablespoon buttermilk
- •1 teaspoon baking powder
- •1.5 cups buttermilk
- •0.5 teaspoon baking soda
- •1 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour 1- 13 x9 inch square cake pan.
- Cream shortening and sugar together and add 1 tablespoon buttermilk.
- Sift flour three times and add baking powder and salt.
- Combine 1 1/2 cups buttermilk with 1/2 teaspoon baking soda. Alternate adding buttermilk to shortening mixture with flour.
- Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter. Stir in the vanilla and almond extracts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes. Once cool frost with frosting of your choice. If you want you can add orange extract to the frosting, about 1 teaspoon.
Nutritional Facts
Per 14 servings
- Calories: 299
- Carbohydrate: 45g
- Fat: 12g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Sugar: 23g