This is my go-to recipe when I want to serve strawberries and whipped cream. You can use either a round or square 8-inch pan. You can use either a round or square 8-inch pan. This bakes with a beautiful dome in the center of the cake. It is a heavy cake and thus filling. The one I recently baked had edges that were a tad crunchy which added to the flavor. Year’s past, when my children were young, I made a simple chocolate frosting for a quick birthday cake.

Ingredients

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

5 tablespoons shortening

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

Milk

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