1 c. soft shortening (pure butter)
2 c. sugar
3 c. Swans down cake flour
4 tsp. Calumet baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 1/3 c. thin milk (1/2 water)
2 tsp. vanilla flavoring
6 egg whites

Cream until fluffy the shortening and sugar. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir flour mixture into shortening and sugar alternately with milk and flavoring. Fold in 6 stiffly beaten egg whites. Grease generously and flour three 9 inch layer pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Ice with powdered sugar icing.

POWDERED SUGAR ICING:

1 stick butter
1 tsp. vanilla
4 c. powdered sugar
2 or more tbsp. milk