Lady Cake

Ingredients

• 1.5 cupfuls Butter
• 3 cupfuls Sugar
• 8 large Egg whites
• 1 pint Flour
• 0.5 teaspoonful Royal Baking Powder
• 1 cupful Milk
• 20 drops Royal Extract Bitter Almonds
• 4 large Egg whites (for icing) (For White Icing)
• 1.5 pounds White sugar dust (powdered sugar) (For White Icing)
• 0.5 teaspoonful Acetic acid (or lemon juice) (For White Icing, or juice of half a lemon)
• 0.25 oz Royal Extract Rose (For White Icing)

Instructions

1. 1In a large bowl, rub together the 1 1/2 cupfuls of butter and 3 cupfuls of sugar until light and creamy.
2. 2Add 1 pint of flour, sifted with 1/2 teaspoonful of Royal Baking Powder, to the creamed mixture. Then, add 1 cupful of milk and 20 drops of Royal Extract Bitter Almonds. Mix until a smooth batter forms.
3. 3In a separate bowl, whip the whites of 8 eggs to a dry froth. Gently fold the whipped egg whites into the batter until thoroughly mixed.
4. 4Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Pour the batter into a shallow cake pan, papered at the bottom. Bake carefully in a steady oven for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
5. 5Place the whites of 4 eggs with 1 1/2 pounds of white sugar dust (powdered sugar), 1/2 teaspoonful of acetic acid (or the juice of half a lemon), and 1/4 oz. of Royal Extract Rose in a bowl. Beat with a wooden spoon until, letting some run from the spoon, it maintains a thread-like appearance for several minutes.
6. 6Once the cake is cool, ice the bottom and sides with the prepared White Icing.