Alan’s Favorite Triple-Layer Birthday Cake

3/4 cup Crisco

2 cups sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

3 cups sifted cake flour

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon clove

4 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/4 cups water

4 beaten egg whites

1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

2 tablespoons cocoa

1/8 teaspoon baking soda

3 drops red food coloring (for middle layer of cake)

1 confectioners’ sugar (for icing)

1 orange juice (for icing)

1 lemon juice (for icing)

1 butter (for icing)

1 drop red food coloring or blue food coloring (for icing)

Mix Crisco, sugar, salt, flour, baking powder, 1 ΒΌ cup water, and egg whites. Divide into 3 bowls. Add almond flavoring to 1, red food coloring and vanilla to another, and cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, baking soda, cocoa, and water to 3rd. Coat 3 cake pans with grease. Bake for 30 minutes at 360 degrees. Cool. Ice top and sides. Layer cake.