CAKES AND PIES/ SUNSHINE GOLDEN YELLOW CAKE

                  BY MARGARET LOUISE RICKETTS

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour

1 2/3 cups sugar

Happy Birthday Granddad!
Granddad Ricketts and Angela

3 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

3/4 cup milk

2/3 cup Crisco

3 eggs

1/2 cup milk

1 tsp. vanilla

In mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar,

baking powder, and salt.

Add the 3/4 cup milk and the Crisco.

Beat vigorously by hand or at medium

speed of electric mixer for two minutes.

Add eggs, the 1/2 cup milk and the vanilla.

Beat 2 minutes more.  Pour batter into two                              

greased and floured 9 x 1 1/2" round layer

pans or a 13 x 9 x 2" pan.

                                                                                                        

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes

Cake is done when toothpick is inserted in 

middle of cake and it comes out clean.

Cool, remove cake from pans after 15 minutes

"This is Dad's favorite cake if you add Caramel 

 Icing."  Caramel Icing recipe previously posted.

Special Note:  Mom also used this cake recipe to make her famous Coconut Cake 

with lemon filling!  Momma used a "Fluffy White Icing" recipe or "Buttercream Icing"
 and then a lemon curd (or lemon pudding) filling.

Celebrating Dad's 84th Birthday with family and Momma's Coconut Cake!