White Cake

• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 2 t baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/4 cup milk
• 1 t vanilla

Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs. Mix well. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk. Mix well. Add vanilla. Pour into 2 greased and floured round cake pans. Bake at 400° for 30-40 minutes.

Lemon Icing:

• 2 eggs, beaten
• Juice and rind of 2 lemons
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 T light Karo
• 1/8 t salt
• 1/2 stick butter

Mix together all ingredients except butter in saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Add butter. Ice cake.