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Easter Cake recipe

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Ingredients
  

  • 3 3/4 cups sifted Ceresota Unbleached Flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup soft shortening part butter or margarine if desired
  • 1 1/2 tsp soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp lemon flavor
  • 1 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups buttermilk

Instructions
 

  • Cut three 9″ circles of wax paper to fit layer cake pans; grease pans, line bottoms of pans with wax paper, then grease and flour paper. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (moderate).
  • Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Cream shortening, add sugar; cream until light and fluffy. Add flavoring, blend well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Beat smooth after each addition. Divide batter into cake pans. Bake 30-35 minutes, or until cake tests done. Cool. When completely cool, frost.

Notes

Makes 3 (9″) layers