Layer Cake — II
¹⁄₂ lb. butter
5 eggs
6 ozs. flour
2 ozs. cornflour
¹⁄₂ lb. powdered sugar
1 tea-spoon vanilla
2 table-spoons sherry
Beat butter to a cream. Add sugar gradually, beating all the time. Then add the yolks, the flour and corn starch. Beat the whites to a stiff froth. Add them and the flavourings to the mixture. Bake in three tins for fifteen minutes, in a moderately quick oven.