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NEW STARLIGHT CAKE

2 cups plus 2 tbsp sifted flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup soft shortening
1 cup milk
1 tsp flavoring
3 eggs (1/2 to 2/3 cup)

Heat oven to 350 F.  Grease and flour 2 layer pans, 8 or 9 X 1 1/2
inches or an oblong pan 13 X 9 1/2 X 2 inches.  Sift together flour,
sugar, baking powder, and salt.  Add shortening, milk, and flavoring.
Beat 2 minutes, medium speed, on mixer or 300 vigorous strokes by
hand.  Scrape sides and bottom of bowl constantly.  Add eggs.  Beat
2 more minutes, scraping bowl frequently.  Pour into prepared pans.
Bake 8 inch layers 35-40 minutes, 9 inch layers 30-35 minutes,
oblong 45-50 minutes or until cake tests done.  Cool.  Fill with
Cream Filling and finish with White Mountain Frosting.


CREAM FILLING

1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup milk
1 egg yolk, slightly beaten
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla

Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt in saucepan.  Gradually stir in milk.  
Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.  Boil 1 minute.
Remove from heat.  Stir at least 1/2 of hot mixture into egg yolk.
Blend into remaining mixture.  Boil 1 minute more.  Remove from
heat.  Blend in butter and vanilla.  Cool, stirring occasionally.


WHITE MOUNTAIN FROSTING

1/2 cup sugar
2 tbsp water
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 egg whites (1/4 cup)
1 tsp vanilla

Mix sugar, water, corn syrup in saucepan.  Cover saucepan, bring
to rolling boil.  Remove cover and cook to 242 F or until syrup
spins a 6-8 inch thread.  Just before syrup is ready, beat egg
whites till stiff enough to hold a point.  Pour hot syrup very
slowly in a thin stream into beaten egg whites.  Continue beating
until frosting holds peaks.  Blend in vanilla.  When spreading on
cake, make pretty swirls with spatula.  Makes frosting for 2 8 or
9" layers or 13 X 9 inch oblong.

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