Buttermilk Cake

• 2 cups flour
• 2/3 teaspoon of salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2/3 teaspoon soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/4 cups of sugar
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

preheat oven to 350°F., in moderate oven. Sift flour. Add salt and baking powder and sift again. Add soda to buttermilk and allow to stand while cake is being mixed. Cream shortening, add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add yolks, well beaten, and vanilla. Add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, continue beating. Fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9" layer cake pans. Bake about 30 minutes. Frost with caramel frosting. Left over cake crumbs may be used as topping on coffee cake, or used to thicken fruit pies.