Basic White Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. Swans Down sifted cake flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt (or less)
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. Crisco
1 c. less 2 Tbsp. milk
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation

Sift into bowl first 4 ingredients.
Add Crisco and half of milk.
Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed.
Add eggs, vanilla and rest of milk.
Beat 2 minutes.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 25 minutes in 9 x 13-inch pan for strip cake or 2 layer cake pans.