The White Cake

In every respectable 1950's kitchen would have been a cake. Not just any kind of cake but the fluffy white kind with white icing and coconut. You know, the kind your grandmother used to make.
With just a few ingredients, you too can make this yummy cake!

Cake:

2 heaping cups of flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 heaping tsp. of baking powder
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup milk
3 eggs

Beat all of the ingredients together adding the eggs one at a time. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake 30-35 minutes. Let cool out of the pans. Makes two 8 inch round cakes.

Icing:

1 cup shortening
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond extract
4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 to 4 Tblsp. milk

Beat the shortening and extracts until creamy. Add half of the powdered sugar and beat well. Add 2 tbsp. of milk. Beat in the remaining powdered sugar and add enough milk to make the icing spreadable.

Assemble the cake like you would any layer cake. I finely chopped some walnuts (about a cup), and pressed them into the sides and then sprinkled some shredded coconut on top. Here is the finished product. Enjoy!