White Cake      Carol Orr

     Buttermilk

 

½ cup shortening, margarine or butter

2 cups sugar 

Two large whole eggs

1 tsp vanilla

2 ½ cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

1 1/3 cups buttermilk or sour milk alt

 

Cream the butter and sugar.  Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well.  Combine the dry ingredients then add to the sugar mixture.  Alternately add the dry ingredients and buttermilk.

Put into 2 greased and floured  nine inch layer pans, or a 9 X 13 pan. 

 Bake at 350 degrees  for 35-40 minutes.