Lincoln Douglas Cake

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 4 cups granulated sugar
• 5 cups pastry flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 16 egg whites

Directions

1. 1

   These are the directions but also the way the recipe was written instead of an ingredient list. MAKE SURE YOU READ THE DIRECTIONS FIRST:.

2. 2

   Cream 1 1/2 cup butter, adding gradually 4 cups fine granulated sugar. Beat 10 minutes [by hand]; add gradually 5 cups pastry flour which was sifted 3 times with 1 teaspoon soda and 3 teaspoons cream of tartar to first mix.

3. 3

   Alternate the flour mix with 1 1/4 cups milk beating constantly [by hand] Add 1 1/2 tsp almond extract; use a wooden spoon with slits at this point, fold in 16 egg whites beaten until stiff and dry.

4. 4

   Turn into a large tube pan [12x4 in] well buttered and bottom lined with buttered paper. Bake 1 1/4 hours in a moderate oven. Spread with Ice Cream Frosting.