1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/3 cups milk
1 cup almonds, finely chopped
6 egg whites, stiffly beaten
WHITE FROSTING:
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
dash of salt
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
cream together sugar, butter, and vanilla extract.
sir together the cake flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. stir in almonds. gently fold in the egg whites. pour into two greased and lightly floured 9"x1 1/2" round baking pans. bake at 375° for 28-30 minutes. cool 10 minutes; remove from pans. fill and frost with white frosting.
white frosting: in a saucepan, combine sugar, water, cream of tartar, and salt. bring mixture to boiling, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
in mixing bowl place egg whites; very slowly pour the hot sugar over, beating constantly with electric mixer until stiff peaks form, about 7 minutes. beat in vanilla extract.
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