Easy Light and White cake

This cake is a nice, firm white cake, best suited for icing, great for birthday cakes.
 

1/2 Cup Shortening or butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 Cup milk
3 egg whites 

  1. Cream butter or shortening and sugar, vanilla.  Warm the shortening in the microwave to make it easier to work with..
  2. Add Add flour, salt, baking powder.  Mix.
  3. Add milk, mix
  4. In a separate bowl whip eggs whites.  Fold into batter.
  5. Mix well 
  6. Pour into cake pan or muffin tins.   350° for 45 min; about 25 minutes if muffins.