This section is from the book "Queen's Of Cuisine", by Martha Logan. Also available from Amazon: Queens of Cuisine.
Two 9-inch layers.
1/2 cup Swift'ning.
6 egg yolks.
1 cup sugar.
2 cups sifted cake flour.
1 teaspoon salt.
3 teaspoons double acting baking powder.
1 teaspoon vanilla.
2/3 cup milk.
Cream Swift'ning. Add sugar, salt, and vanilla. Cream until fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift together flour and baking powder. Add alternately with milk, adding flour first and last. Mix until thoroughly blended. Line bottoms of two 9-inch layer cake pans with two layers of waxed paper. Pour equal amounts of batter into each pan, and bake.
375° F.
About 27 minutes.
Use exactly one-half of all ingredients. Line bottom of loaf pan 7x7x1 1/2 inches with waxed paper. Bake in moderate oven (375°F) about 27 minutes.
Chocolate, Orange, or Lemon Icing.
 
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