Victory Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
2 tablespoons grated orange rind
1 cup white corn syrup
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
2 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon extract

Preparation

Cream shortening and orange rind.
Gradually beat in syrup blending for one minute.
Add 1/4 of dry ingredients.
Add eggs one at a time beating after the addition of each.
Add the remaining flour and milk with flavoring added alternately.
Bake in two eight inch cake pans in a moderate oven (350\u00b0F) for 30 minutes.
Frost with lemon frosting.