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Preheat oven to 375°.
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Beat the 6 eggs whites until stiffly beaten.
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Cream together the softened butter, sugar and vanilla.
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Sift together the cake flour and baking powder.
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Add flour mixture alternately with milk to the creamed butter and sugar.
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Stir in the finely chopped almonds.
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Gently fold in the egg whites.
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Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch cake pans.
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Bake at 375° for 28-30 minutes.
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Cool 10 minutes and remove from pans.
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Frost with White Frosting.
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WHITE FROSTING: In a saucepan combine 1 cup sugar and 1/3 cup water and 1/4 tsp cream of tartar and dash of salt.
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Bring mixture to boiling, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
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Place 2 egg whites in a mixing bowl and very slowly pour the hot sugar syrup over, beating CONSTANTLY with a mixer until stiff peaks form - this takes about 7 minutes. Beat in vanilla and frost cake.