Something Special Birthday Cake Food

SOMETHING SPECIAL BIRTHDAY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease 2 straight sided 9x12 round cake pans and line with parchment or wax paper.
• Cake: Sift flour, measure carefully 2 1/2 cups and sift this again with the baking powder and salt onto waxed paper or another bowl.
• Beat the butter with electric mixer in a bowl until smooth.
• Gradually beat in 1 1/4 cups sugar until fluffy.
• Beat in yolks one at a time.
• Beat in vanilla, and almond extract.
• On low speed alternately add flour and milk in 3 additions.
• In yet another bowl beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Gradually beat in remaining 1/4 cup sugar until stiff peaks form.
• Carefully fold the egg whites into the batter.
• Scrape the batter into prepared pans, spreading level.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• The top should spring back when lightly touched.
• Cool pans 10 minutes, then unmold on cake racks to cool.
• icing: Sift sugar and cocoa into a large bowl.
• Add butter, salt and vanilla.
• Beat on high until fluffy, adding drops of milk until desired spreading consistency is reached.
• Frost as usual.