This is a light and fluffy cake with a creamy icing that will remind you of a marshmallow cream. The sugar tends to crystallize if the icing is made in very humid weather, so I generally prefer to make this when the weather is clear and dry. Otherwise be prepared to eat this cake in a day or two of the icing will start to get gritty. This was always my favorite birthday cake growing up.
Yellow Cake
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Crisco
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 1t salt
- 3t baking powder
- 1 cup milk
- 1t vanilla extract
Directions
- Blend the Crisco and sugar in a mixer. Add the eggs and beat in completely.
- Begin adding the flour, slat and baking powder in small amounts. Alternate adding in the milk and vanilla.
- Mix the batter well.
- Pour into a greased cake pan and cook at 350 degrees F for 30 to 35 minutes
- Allow the cake to cool before making the icing
7-Minute Icing
Ingredients
- 1 egg white
- 5T water
- 1 cup sugar
- 3T white corn syrup (Karo)
- dash of salt
- 1/2t vanilla extract
Directions
- Begin boiling water in a double boiler
- Place the ingredients in top pan of the double boiler and begin beating with an electric hand mixer for 7 Minutes
- Quickly spread the icing over the cooled cake while it’s hot.
