VICTORY CAKE

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This recipe is from my husband's grandmother's handwritten cookbook. It was a rationing program recipe written during the war years.

Provided by Judy in MO

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 1 Two layer cake, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup shortening
2 tablespoons grated orange rind
1 cup white corn syrup
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
2 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon extract

Steps:

  • Cream shortening and orange rind.
  • Gradually beat in syrup blending for one minute.
  • Add 1/4 of dry ingredients.
  • Add eggs one at a time beating after the addition of each.
  • Add the remaining flour and milk with flavoring added alternately.
  • Bake in two eight inch cake pans in a moderate oven (350°F) for 30 minutes.
  • Frost with lemon frosting.

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