White Cake

An excellent white cake. Great for a one pan type or cupcakes too. This is a recipe I have had for almost 30 years and until I saw that someone was looking for a whitish cake, had forgotten it. Time to make it again. I have no idea where it came from, I think it is a variation of a recipe my girlfriend gave me back then. Also, if you substitute oil, the cooking time would be longe

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 2 3⁄4 cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup  Crisco (using the Crisco would make it much whiter in color.) or 3⁄4 cup butter (using the Crisco would make it much whiter in color.)
• 1 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 4  egg whites
• 1  cup milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Grease and flour tube pan.
3. Mix flour, baking soda and salt together and set aside.
4. Cream sugar with Crisco.
5. Add vanilla and egg whites.
6. Alternately blend in flour mixture, milk, flour mixture, milk until is well mixed.
7. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until tester inserted comes out clean.
8. Let cool.
9. Then use your favorite frosting.