Lane Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
3 1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1 c. milk
8 egg whites, beaten

Preparation

Cream butter until smooth.
Add sugar, gradually, beat until fluffy.
Add vanilla.
Combine dry ingredients and add creamed mixture alternately with mix; beat until smooth.
Fold in beaten egg whites.
Pour into 4 (9-inch) layer pans, greased and lined on bottom with greased paper.
Bake at 375\u00b0 about 20 minutes.
(If you only have 2 pans, bake 1/2 of batter at a time.)
After removing cakes from oven, let stand 5 minutes, then turn out on racks to cool.
Spread Lane Frosting between layers on top and sides of cake.