Plain Cake

Submitted By: Carla Field

Ingredients

• 1 cup Crisco shortening (no substitutes)
• 2 cups sugar
• 6 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups plain flour
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs two at a time, and beat well. Stir in vanilla, flour, and salt; beat well. Pour into a greased bundt or tube pan. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350º until a knife inserted comes out clean — about 45 minutes. Top will be crusty. Cool before removing from the pan.

The cook says: This recipe has been used for about 50 years — three generations. It is good alone or as a base for strawberry shortcake. Too good to be called plain.