Brownstone cake
12 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Eggs; separated | |
| 2¼ | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | cup | Shortening |
| 2 | teaspoons | Soda |
| 2½ | cup | Cake flour |
| 1 | cup | Buttermilk |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1 | pinch | Salt |
| 4 | teaspoons | Cocoa |
Directions
Cream sugar, shortening and vanilla; add egg yolks and beat until smooth.
Sift all dry ingredients together 3 times. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk to the creamed mixture. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Bake in greased and floured layer pans (3) for 20 to 25 minutes in a 325 degree oven. Frost with Seven Minute or Cream Cheese Frosting (see recipes).
From <A Taste of Louisiana>. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .