Mama Matthew'S Japanese Fruit Cake(4 Layer Cake) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening (Crisco or butter)
2 c. sugar
4 large eggs
3 c. self-rising flour (White Lily), sifted 3 times
1 c. sweet milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation

Cream sugar and Crisco; add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg.
Add flour one cup at a time, alternately with milk.
Add vanilla; add third cup of flour as last ingredient. Keeps cake from falling.
Bake 2 layers at 375\u00b0 until light brown in a greased and floured cake pan.
Grease bottom of pan only.