Favorite One-Egg Cake
["2 c. sifted cake flour", "1 c. sugar", "2 1/2 tsp. baking powder", "1 tsp. salt", "1/3 c. soft shortening", "1 c. milk", "1 egg", "1 tsp. vanilla extract"]
["Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.", "Grease well and flour two 8 x 1 1/2-inch layer cake pans or a 9 x 9 x 1 3/4-inch baking pan.", "Into large bowl of electric mixer, sift flour with sugar, baking powder and salt.", "Add shortening and milk.", "At medium speed, beat 2 minutes, occasionally scraping side of bowl and guiding mixture into beaters with rubber scraper.", "Add egg and vanilla; beat 2 minutes longer.", "Pour batter into prepared pans; bake layers 25 to 30 minutes, square, 30 to 35 minutes, or until surface springs back when gently pressed with fingertip.", "Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool thoroughly on wire racks.", "Fill and frost as desired."]
["cake flour", "sugar", "baking powder", "salt", "shortening", "milk", "egg", "vanilla extract"]