Wedding Cake Frosting
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Wedding Cake
Wedding Cake Frosting (VRP 400)
Ingredients
- 3 1/3 cups sifted cake flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 teaspoon lemon or almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 6 egg whites
Instructions
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together 3 times.
Cream shortening. Add sugar gradually creaming until light and fluffy. Add extracts.
Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk starting and ending with flour.
Beat egg whites until they hold firm peaks; fold into batter. Turn into well greased and floured tins. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 for 50-60minutes for layers 2 inches deep and 35-40 minutes for layers 1½ inches deep.
This recipe sufficient to make:
1-12 inch layer (2" deep) 1-9inch layer (1½" deep) plus 1-6inch layer (1½" deep) plus 3 medium cupcakes.
1½ times recipe makes 1-10inch layer (2" deep) plus 1-8" layer (2" deep) plus 2 medium cup cakes.