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Queen's Cake

1/2 cup Crisco
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
2 eggs unbeaten
2 cups sifted cake flour
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup milk

Frosting:  
2 cups confectioner's sugar
light cream
dash of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cake directions:
Combine shortening, salt, and vanilla extract.
Add sugar gradually and cream
until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time,
beating thoroughly after each addition.
Sift flour and baking powder
together three times.
Add small amount of flour to creamed
mixture alternately with milk,
beating after each addition
until smooth.
Pour batter into two greased
8" layer pans or a bundt pan.
Bake in a moderate oven
375 degrees for 25 minutes,
bundt pan 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

Frosting directions:
Sift confectioner's sugar.
Add light cream
to reach frosting consistency.
Add a dash of salt
and vanilla extract.


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