Merrie Companie Cake with Festive Frosting

== Description ==
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Mclean Estate in Irving, Texas in 1982.
* Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
* an Original Old Swans Down Cake Recipe
== Ingredients ==
=== Cake ===
* 2¾ cup sifted cake flour
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1½ teaspoons salt
* 1¾ cup granulated sugar
* 1 cup shortening
* ¾ cup milk
* ¾ teaspoon orange extract
* ¾ teaspoon almond extract
* 3 eggs
* 1 egg yolk unbeaten
=== Festive frosting ===
* 2 egg whites unbeaten
* 1½ cups granulated sugar
* 5 tablespoons water
* 1½ teaspoons light corn syrup
* ½ teaspoon vanilla
== Directions ==
=== Cake ===
# Preheat oven to 375°F.
# Grease and lightly flour tube pan.
# Sift flour before measuring.
# Measure dry ingredients into sifter.
# Stir shortening in bowl just to soften then sift in dry ingredients then add milk and flavoring and mix until all flour is dampened.
# Beat for about 2 minutes at low speed then add eggs and yolk and beat 1 minute longer at low speed scraping down sides of bowl often.
# Turn batter into pan then bake at 375°F for 1 hour until done.
# Cool cake in pan for 15 minutes then loosen from sides of pain with spatula and turn right side up on rack to cool before frosting.
=== Festive frosting ===
# Combine egg whites, sugar, water and corn syrup in top of double boiler beating with a whisk until thoroughly mixed then place over rapidly boiling water beating constantly with whisk and cook 7 minutes.
# Remove from boiling water then add flavoring and beat until thick enough to spread.
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