Nut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
3 eggs
2 1/2 c. cake flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. milk
1 c. chopped nuts
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream shortening; add sugar gradually and beat until fluffy. Add egg yolks and beat until well blended.
Sift flour; measure and add salt and baking powder and sift again.
Add dry ingredients alternately with milk and flavoring.
Beat thoroughly after each addition.
Fold in chopped nuts and stiffly beaten egg whites.
Pour into greased loaf or layer pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes for layer cake and
1 hour for loaf cake.
Makes two 9-inch layers or 1 loaf, 4 x 8 x 3 1/2-inches.