Buster Brown Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup crisco
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 large egg yolks

Recipe

• 1 grease and lightly flour 2 8" round cake pans -- or 1 9x13" pan.
• 2 in bowl, mix flour, soda and salt.
• 3 in large mixing bowl, beat crisco with mix about 30 seconds add sugar and vanilla till well combined.
• 4 add egg yolks 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, alternating with flour mixture and buttermilk to crisco, beat on low speed just till combined.
• 5 wash beaters well. in a medium bowl, beat egg whites on medium till soft peaks form.gently fold whites with beaten mixture -- spread into prepared pans.
• 6 bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes for 8" cake rounds or 35-40 for 13 x 9 pan or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 7 cool on rack in pan for 10 minutes.remove from pans to cool completely.
• 8 icing: (frost and fill layers, cover and store in refrigerator up to 3 days. let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.
• 9 to prepare icing -- mix 1 cup milk with 1/4 cup flour.cook and stir till bubbly -- reduce heat -- cook and stir for 2 minutes. transfer mixture to a small bowl, cover surface with plastic wrap, chill 2 hours. in large mixing bowl, beat 1 cup butter, 1 cup granulated sugar and 1 tsp vanilla till fluffy and sugar is almost dissolved -- add cooled cooked mixture, 1/4 amount at a time -- beat till smooth.