Vanilla Cake

Grease 3 -  8" baking pans
Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
Makes 1 three-layer cake

Directions:

3 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup soft butter
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla or orange extract or orange liqueur
1 cup milk
10 eggs, separated

1.  Sift flour, baking powder, and salt
2.  Cream butter, sugar and extract until light and fluffy
3.  Beat in egg yolks
4.  Beat egg whites until stiff
5.  Fold egg white into butter mixture
6. Pour into 3 greased baking pans.

7. Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until cake is golden brown or if tooth pick comes out clean.
8. Cool down before frosting.

Why we included this recipe:

Jeannie baked many cakes for Tony over the 5 seasons. This could have been one of them. She also baked one that made everyone behave younger …. Could she have substituted some other flavoring for that vanilla or orange extract or liqueur? Inquiring minds want to know!