The classic Southern Lane cake recipe - Click Americana

Ingredients

• 3-1/4 cups sifted cake flour
• 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
• 1/16 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 8 egg whites
• 1 cup milk
• Lane Cake filling
• Boiled white frosting (from a standard recipe)
• 8 egg yolks
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup seedless raisins, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup bourbon or brandy
• 1 teaspoon vanilla