Lady Baltimore Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sifted flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. water
1/4 tsp. almond extract
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. sugar
3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1/2 c. butter or other shortening

Preparation

Sift flour once.
Measure;
add baking powder and salt. Sift again
together.
Cream
butter
thoroughly;
add
sugar gradually until
light and fluffy.
Add flour alternately with liquid, a small
amount
at a time.
Beat after each addition until smooth. Add
flavoring.
Fold in egg whites.
Bake in 2 greased 9-inch layer pans in a 375\u00b0 oven for 20 minutes.
Cool and frost.\tDouble recipe for 3 (10-inch) layers.