Directions:

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and graham cracker crumbs.

Place shortening in a bowl. Add dry ingredients, milk, and vanilla; mix until dry ingredients are moistened. Beat 2 minutes with electric mixer or 300 strokes by hand. Add eggs and beat 1 minute or 150 stokes by hand.

Pour into 2 heavily greased 8- inch layer cake pans; bake in a preheated oven at 350 degree F. for about 25 minutes, or until done. Cool. Fill and frost as desired.