Marshmallow Cake Recipe
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Marshmallow Cake

By: Carol 
"This is a very old recipe that belonged to my grandmother. I hope that you like it."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (5)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 2 -9 inch layers
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9 inch layer cake pans.
  2. Cream the shortening, add the sugar gradually.
  3. Sift the flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt. Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk to the creamed mixture.
  4. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks are formed. Fold the beaten egg whites and the vanilla into the cake batter. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

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Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 130 | Total Fat: 4.5g | Cholesterol: < 1mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 26, 2004 by THERESA1964   view full review
Very flavorful cake, I did add 1/4cup more milk to the batter(batter was way too dry) probably...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 2, 2006 by JAKE7126   view full review
I made cupcakes and was disappointed. It was exceptionally dry and doughy. If I had folded...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 6, 2011 by KarenB   view full review
This is lovely, made as the recipe instructs. Light, sweet, slightly sponge-y, and will be...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2010 by Jus   view full review
amazing. used a 9 inch square, baked for 1 hour, and was amazing. can't say how amazing it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 16, 2011 by peanutz   view full review
This was very good, although it tasted like corn bread to me. Was it supposed to taste like...

 

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