I tried to scan in the page and then transfer it to this site, but it was very difficult. I will give it a try another time, when my "genius" boyfriend is home to help me. For now however, you asked for it so here it is "verbatum" from the Betty Crocker Cookbook circa 1950. Enjoy!
DOUBLE-QUICK METHOD - Versatile and very, very good. CAKES - SIMPLE EGG WHITE SILVER WHITE CAKE Full snowy, white layers. Marian Ralston (Mrs. Everett Ralston) made it in our film on New Method cakes, "400 years in 4 minutes;" now makes it for her family in Rochester, Minnesota. TEMPERATURE:Bake 350 (mod. oven) TIME: Bake layers 30 to 35 minutes, square or oblong 35 to 45 minutes. INSTRUCIONS FOR LARGE CAKE (TWO 9" LAYER CAKE PANS OR ONE 13" X 9" PAN) Grease and generously flour pan: Sift together: 2 7/8 cups sifted Softasilk Flour or 2 2/3 cups sifted Gold Medal flour 1 7/8 cups sifted sugar 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt Add: 2/3 cups soft shortening 1 1/4 cups milk 2 teaspoons flavoring Beat 2 minutes. Add: 5 eggwhites Beat 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pans. Bake until cake tests done. Cool. Finsih with desired filling and frosting. Elegant with Almond Cream Filling; or a white frosting with melted chocolate poured over it (see p. 151); or with Fluffy White Frosting sprinkled with shredded fresh coconut.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SMALL CAKE (TWO 8" LAYER CAKE PANS OR 9" SQUARE PAN) Follow all the instructions above, put change the quantities to the following: 2 1/4 cups sifted Softasilk flour or 2 1/8 cups Gold Medal flour 1 1/2 cups sugar 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 teaspoons salt 1/2 cup soft shortening 1 cup milk 1 1/2 teaspoons flavoring 4 egg whites |