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Ingredients

2 cups cake flour 1 ¼ cups white sugar 3 teaspoons baking powder ¾ teaspoon salt 3 egg whites 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon lemon extract ½ cup shortening

Nutrition Info

309.9 calories carbohydrate: 48.9 g cholesterol: 2 mg fat: 11 g fiber: 0.5 g protein: 4.2 g saturatedFat: 2.9 g servingSize: - sodium: 347.9 mg sugar: 26.3 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour two 8 inch round cake pans.
Sift together, the flour, 1 cup of the sugar, the baking powder, and the salt.
Beat the egg whites until stiff but still moist. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup sugar until soft peaks are formed.
Add the milk, lemon extract, and shortening to the flour mixture, beat for 2 minutes, scraping bowl while beating. Fold in the egg whites and pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for about 25 minutes. Remove from pans and let cool. Fill with lemon filling and sprinkle confectioners sugar over the top or frost if desired.

2 - 8 inch round cake layers

A lovely and moist lemon-flavored cake is what you'll get from this easy cake recipe.