President Eisenhower’s favorite cake
President Eisenhower’s favorite cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sour milk
- 2 1/2 cups sifted flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder, rounded
- 2/3 cup cocoa dissolved in 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Recipe method:
- Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together.
- Cream shortening. Slowly beat in sugar, egg yolks and vanilla extract.
- Add cocoa and flour mixture alternately with milk.
- Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
- Pour into 2 greased layer cake tins.
- Bake 25 minutes at 375 degrees F, or use greased 9 inch square tin, baking 45 minutes at 350 degrees F.
- Ice with a seven minute frosting.
Tags: president, Eisenhower, favorite, recipe, cake, recipes, cooking