Yeast Cake

Ingredients

• 5 eggs, separated
  
• 2 sticks salted butter
• 1/2 cup solid shortening
• 3 cups sugar
• 1Tsp salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk, 2% or less
• 3 cups all-purpose flour 
• 1 packet of instant yeast

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Whisk dry ingredients together (sugar, salt, flour, yeast)
3. Mix wet ingredients together (eggs, butter, shortening, vanilla, milk)
4. Combine both wet and dry groups
5. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 12 hours in a room temperature area
6. Stir risen batter and add to a cake pan of choice
7. Let rise for a second time for one hour
8. Bake for around 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
9. Let rest for about another 20 minutes
10. Enjoy!

Source — Personal Recipe
Prepared by David Dreher
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2019