Lane Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks butter
2 c. granulated sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
3 1/4 c. sifted cake flour
3 1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1 c. milk
8 egg whites, beaten to soft peaks

Preparation

Cream butter until smooth, add sugar,
beat until light and fluffy then add vanilla.
Sift dry ingredients 5 times.
Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beat until smooth after each addition.
Fold in beaten egg whites.
Grease four 9 inch cake pans, line bottom with wax paper and pour in batter.
Bake in preheated oven 20 minutes at 375 degrees.
Remove and let cool 5 minutes and turn out on racks to completely cool.
Spread Lane filling between layers and ice top and sides of cake.