Mom's two egg cake

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity	Measure	Ingredient
½	cup	Shortening
1½	cup	Sugar
1	teaspoon	Vanilla
2		Eggs
2¼	cup	Sifted cake flour
2½	teaspoon	Baking powder
1	teaspoon	Salt
1	cup	Plus 2 tbsp. milk

Directions

Stir shortening to soften. Gradually add sugar and cream thoroughly for 10 minutes with your mixer set on HIGH speed. Add vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Sift flour with baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternatley with milk, beating after each addition. Bake in 2 paper lined 9x1½ inch round pans in a 375 degree oven for 20 minutes.