2 ¼ cups cake flour
1 ½ cup sugar
3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup shortening
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 egg whites

• Pre-heat oven to 350° .
• Grease and flour 2-8" or 9" round cake pans
• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and shortening in a mixing bowl.
• Add 2/3 cup of milk and vanilla, beat for 2 minutes, scraping bowl
• Add remaining milk and egg whites, beat 2 more minutes.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.