Have you considered making him a Valentine’s Day cake?
Okay, it’s cliche, we know, but the old-fashioned dating advice in this charming ad isn’t the worst the 50s had to offer.
Anyway, Valentine’s Day is always the perfect excuse to make a sweetly pink cake — whatever the era and whomever the lucky recipient happens to be!
Woo ’em and win ’em with this captivating cloud-light Catch-a-Valentine cake!
Skip the flirtatious smile or fluttering eyelashes… bring out this tempting cake instead! Tender-soft and so delectable — a cake that owes its luscious charms to all-purpose dexo. This satiny-smooth all-vegetable shortening is the all-important step to beautiful cakes… dexo creams easily, blends evenly.
Catch-A-Valentine Cake (1950s)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2-1/2 cups sifted cake flour
- 3-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/4 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup milk
- 8 egg whites, unbeaten
Instructions
- Measure shortening into bowl.
- Sift dry ingredients together; add to shortening.
- Add flavorings to milk.
- Add 3/4 cup liquid. Beat for 1 minute. (Count at least 150 strokes per min.)
- Add remaining milk and egg whites. Beat 2 minutes.
- Pour 1/2 the batter into small bowl. Stir in few drops of red vegetable coloring.
- Alternate spoonfuls of each batter into 2 greased and floured deep 8-inch pans.
- Bake in moderate oven, 350 F for 30 minutes.
- After cool, frost with buttercream frosting, colored pink if desired. Decorate with candy hearts.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 331Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 229mgCarbohydrates: 64gFiber: 0gSugar: 51gProtein: 4g
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