Grandmother's Special White Cake

Author: Lori Nawyn, "Peach 101: Recipes Your Mother Never Told You About"
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Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup milk
Whipped cream, sweetened
Fresh ripe peaches, sliced and peeled
Mint


Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream shortening, sugar and eggs. Stir in vanilla. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together. Alternately add dry ingredients and milk to shortening mixture. Batter will be thick. Pour into two 9-inch round greased layer pans. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. When cooled, fill and top with sweetened whipped cream. Garnish with sliced fresh peaches and mint sprigs.