Fluffy Coffee Layer Cake
Ingredients
1/2
cup shortening
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
3 teaspoons Clabber Girl or Rumford Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/3 cup cocoa
3/4 cup strong cold coffee
Instructions
Cream shortening, add sugar gradually, creaming until light and fluffy. Add
eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift flour,Clabber Girl
orRumford Baking Powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cocoa together; add to
creamed mixture alternately with the coffee. Beat until smooth.
Pour into two greased 9-inch layer pans, and bake in a moderate oven (375° F) 25 minutes.
When cool, ice with Mocha Frosting or Jiffy Chocolate Frosting.