White cake supreme

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       Title: White Cake Supreme
  Categories: Cakes
       Yield: 10 servings
  
     3/4 c  Shortening
   1 1/2 c  Sugar
   2 1/4 c  Cake flour; sifted
       1 tb Baking powder
     3/4 ts Salt
       1 c  Milk
   1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
       5    Egg whites
  
   Recipe by: Southern Living
   Preparation Time: 0:20
   Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well at
   medium speed of an electric mixer. Combine flour, baking
   powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with
   milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.  Mix after
   each addition. Stir in vanilla. Beat egg whites until stiff
   peaks form.  Gently fold into batter. Pour batter into 2
   greased and floured 9-inch round cakepans.  Bake at 350
   degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick
   inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10
   minutes; remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire
   racks.  Frost as desired.  Yield:  one 2-layer cake.
   
   WHITE CUPCAKES: Spoon batter into paper-lined muffin pans,
   filling each cup two-thirds full.  Bake at 350 degrees for
   20 minutes.  Remove from pans, and let cool on wire racks.
   Frost as desired.  Yield:  26 cupcakes.
  
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