Butter Brickle Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter flavor shortening
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 egg whites, beaten
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons evaporated milk
• 2 tablespoons hot water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• 2 grease and flour one 13x9 inch pan.
• 3 sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together.
• 4 mix in the shortening, milk and vanilla.
• 5 beat until well combined.
• 6 add the egg whites and beat for 2 minutes.
• 7 pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 20 to 25 minutes.
• 9 let cool then ice.
• 10 to make icing: melt butter in a saucepan until it begins to brown.
• 11 remove from heat and add the confectioners' sugar, evaporated milk or half and half, hot water and 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract.
• 12 beat at medium speed for three minutes.
• 13 then pour icing over cake and allow icing to set.