1 c. butter
2 1/2 c. sugar
6 egg yolks, beaten
3 c. cake flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. sour cream
6 egg whites, beaten
1/2 c. sugar

Beat shortening and sugar thoroughly. Add egg yolks. Mix well. Sift dry ingredients together and add alternately with mixture of vanilla and sour cream. Beat egg whites until they hold firm peaks. Add sugar gradually to egg whites, beating after each addition. Fold egg white mixture into batter.

Do not preheat oven. Turn batter into a greased and floured bundt pan and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

Note: No icing is needed. Crust is crunchy and sugary.

This old southern recipe keeps very well. Can even be sent in mail.