Real Butter Birthday or Wedding cake made from Swans Down Cake Flour and real sweet creamy butter 3 c. butter use unsalted butter taste better 3 c .sugar 6 eggs 4 1/2 c Swans down cake flour 4 tsp. baking powder Calumet is best 1 tsp .salt 1 1/3 c.milk 2 tsp vanilla *real thing only 1. Leave butter room temp over night 2 .cream butter in large bowl or mixer 3. add sugar slowly to butter mixer 4.to this add eggs one at a time 5. beat till creamy 6.sift cake flour ,salt and baking powder together 3 times 7.to creamed butter mix add small amounts of flour ,then milk and vanilla mix after each addition continue till all used Pour into 3 large cake pans or 6, 9 inch pans as this recipe is doubled Do not grease pans use wax paper on bottom Bake at 350 for 25- 30 minutes cool on racks Use lemon filling between layers Ice with 7 minute frosting  7-Minute Frosting  1 1/2 cups sugar 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar or 1 tablespoon white corn syrup 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup water 2 egg whites 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract Place sugar, cream of tartar or corn syrup, salt, water, and egg whites in the top of a double boiler. Beat with a handheld electric mixer for 1 minute. Place pan over boiling water, being sure that boiling water does not touch the bottom of the top pan. (If this happens, it could cause your frosting to become grainy). Beat constantly on high speed with electric mixer for 7 minutes. Beat in vanilla.    Back To Cakes and Bakery Delights Recipes Feel Free To Email Me Anytime Back To The Index Page