Burnt Sugar Cake And Icing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar less 1 Tbsp.
1/2 c. plus 1 Tbsp. shortening
1 c. milk
2 eggs
2 1/2 c. cake flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
4 Tbsp. burnt sugar syrup

Preparation

Sift flour; add baking powder and sift 3 times.
Cream butter and sugar, adding sugar 2 tablespoons at a time.
Cream well.
Add beaten egg yolks, flour and milk.
Add vanilla and burnt sugar syrup alternately.
Fold in beaten egg whites.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes in 350\u00b0 oven.
Use 2 greased and floured round cake pans.