Marshmallow Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter
1 tsp. boiling water
1 c. milk
pinch of salt
5 egg whites, beaten stiff
2 1/2 c. cake flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. finely chopped walnuts

Preparation

Cream sugar and butter until smooth; add boiling water and mix thoroughly.
Add flour, baking powder and salt alternately with milk. Add walnuts, then fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Bake in two greased and floured 8 or 9 inch layer cake pans in 350\u00b0 oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until cake tests done.
Turn out on racks to cool.