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Special-Occasion White Cake

"My grandma used to be known for her delicious wedding cakes, and this is the recipe she used," relates field editor Sue Gronholz from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin."I learned cake decorating on my own and use her recipe to create birthday, anniversary and shower cakes."

14-16 ServingsPrep: 1 hour 50 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Ingredients

3/4 cup shortening
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2-1/2 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup cold water
4 egg whites
FROSTING:
2 cups shortening
6 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 to 3 tablespoons milk
Lilac paste food coloring
Edible pansies

Directions

In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy,
about 5 minutes. Beat in extracts. Combine the flour, baking powder
and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with water. Beat just
until combined. In another bowl, beat egg whites on high speed until
stiff peaks form; fold into batter.

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Special-Occasion White Cake (continued)

Directions (continued)

Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at
350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool
completely.
In a large bowl, beat shortening, confectioners' sugar, extracts and
salt until light and fluffy. Add enough milk to achieve frosting
consistency.
Place one cake on a serving plate; spread with 1 cup frosting. Top
with remaining cake. Tint 2 cups frosting with lilac food coloring;
spread over top and sides of cake.
Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert #10
tip and fill with remaining white frosting. Pipe a border of
"pearls" around bottom and top of cake. With #3 tip, pipe smaller
"pearls" on sides of cake. Garnish with pansies. Yield: 14-16
servings.

Editor’s Note: Use of a coupler ring will allow you to easily change pastry tips for different designs. Verify that flowers are edible and have not been treated with chemicals.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 slice) equals 636 calories, 33 g fat (8 g saturated fat), trace cholesterol, 139 mg sodium, 80 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein.