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Catholic Recipe: Anniversary Cake

INGREDIENTS

1 cup shortening
3 cups sifted cake flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cups rich milk or half-and-half, divided
4 egg yolks
1 teaspoon rum or rum flavoring

Details

Yield: 9 inch tube pan

Prep Time: 2 hours

Difficulty: N/A

Cost: n/a

For Ages: n/a

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This is another pretty cake for an anniversary party. Use fresh flowers for trimming.

DIRECTIONS

Stir shortening until softened. Mix and sift flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt; add to shortening. Add half the milk or half-and-half, with egg yolks, to shortening and flour mixture; mix until flour is dampened. Beat 1 minute. Add remaining milk and flavoring. Beat 2 minutes. Bake in greased and floured 9-inch tube pan at 325° for 1-1/4 hours. Let stand in pan 5 minutes. Remove from pan to cake rack. When cool, frost with cooked frosting made with 4 egg whites. Tint frosting with food coloring, if desired. Fill center with small fresh flowers.