One of the things that I loved about this cake recipe (below) was that it made two, full-sized 9-inch cake rounds. So I ended up with a high, plump, great-tasting cake.

The cake carrier is one that my Grandma Hale used to own. Her name’s still on the bottom. Grandma put “Lillian Hale” on every cooking dish that she owned. She used to go to a lot of family potlucks, and she wanted to make sure that she got her dishes back. Grandma would share her recipes, but not her Tupperware.

In the Yellow Cake recipe, when you get to where it tells you to fold in the egg whites, be sure not to whip in the eggs. Just dump the beaten egg whites in and gently, with a spoon, turn the batter up and over, until it’s mixed in.

The sprinkles on the top are my own little extra. There are two more recipes and be sure to enter the cookbook drawing by sending an email to:
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Suzanne Beecher

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup salted butter, softened to room temperature
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sour cream

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour or place waxed paper the bottom of two 9-inch round cake pans.

In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks one at a time, mixing them in well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the sour cream, ending with the dry ingredients.

In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until they are stiff. Fold the egg whites into the cake batter and pour it into the prepared pans.

Bake the cake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the pans to a wire rack. Cool the pans for 10 minutes before removing the cake from the pans. Finish cooling the cake on a rack.

Frost the cake with your favorite chocolate icing or garnish it with fresh fruit and whipped cream, or a cream cheese icing.