Ice water cake
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Butter or margerine |
| 2 | cups | Granulated sugar |
| 3½ | cup | Cake flour |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 3 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
| 1½ | cup | Ice water |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Almond flavoring; (optional) |
| 4 | Egg whites, stiffly beaten | |
Directions
Cream shortening. Gradually add sugar, beating until fuffy. Sift dry ingredients together. Add alternately with ice water and flavoring, if desired, to creamed shortening. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake in 2 greased cake layer pans at 350 degrees F. for 30 minutes. Makes 1 layer cake.
Source: The Best Of Amish Cooking by Phyllis Pellman Good Michael Hatala, Prodigy F&W Board