Feather Cake
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup water
3 egg whites
1 tsp vanilla
Cream together shortening and sugar
Mix and sift flour, baking powder and salt and add alternately with water to first mixture
Fold in thoroughly stiffly beaten egg whites
Add vanilla and turn batter into cake pan
Bake in moderate oven 350F for 20 to 25 minutes.
French Pastry Icing
3 tbsp butter
2 tbsp boiling water
1 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
3 tbsp cocoa
1-1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar, or enough to make stiff mixture
Cream butter; add boiling water, vanilla, salt and cocoa
Slowly add sugar, stirring constantly, until creamy enough to spread.
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