Martha Washington Party Cake Recipe

• 2 1/4 c. sifted cake flour
• 1 1/2 c. sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoon baking pwdr
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 c. shortening
• 3/4 c. lowfat milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 Large eggs, unbeaten

1. Sift flour, sugar, baking pwdr and salt into mixing bowl.
2. Drop in shortening.
3. Add in 1/2 c. lowfat milk, flavoring and 1 egg and beat 200 strokes (2 min by hand or possibly on mixer at low speed).
4. Scrape bowl and beater.
5. Add in remaining lowfat milk and 2 Large eggs and beat 200 strokes.
6. Bake in 2 deep 9" greased layer pans in moderately warm oven, 375 degrees for 25 to 30 min.
7. Spread Cherry Party Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.
8. Swirl the frosting into graceful peaks on top of cake and place halves of maraschino cherries around rim of cake about 2" apart.
9. Cherry Party Frosting: Place 2 egg whites, unbeaten, 1 1/2 c. sugar, 5 Tbsp.
10. water, 1 tsp.
11. light corn syrup and 1/8 tsp.
12. salt in top of double boiler and mix thoroughly.
13. Place over rapidly boiling water and beat constantly with beater till mix will hold a peak (about 7 min).
14. Remove from warm water, add in 1 tsp.
15. vanilla and 1/2 tsp.
16. almond extract and beat till cold.
17. Just before spreading, carefully mix in 18 maraschino cherries, cut in pcs and 12 marshmallows, cut in pcs into frosting.
18. Looks and tastes great!

cake flour, sugar, baking pwdr, salt, shortening, milk, vanilla, almond, eggs

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/martha-washington-party-cake-29187 (may not work)