Best cake recipe?!
Can someone give me the best plain cake recipe?
Something that actually taste like cake..
Answers: Everytime i make a cake from scratch it comes out tasting more like corn bread (i have no idea why!) rather than cake.
Can someone give me the best plain cake recipe?
Something that actually taste like cake..
Yellow Cake Made from Scratch
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"Very simple cake, anyone can make it. You may substitute butter or margarine for half of the shortening if you desire."
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Original recipe yield: 1 - 9x13 inch cake
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INGREDIENTS
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup milk
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs
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DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch pan. Mix together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
In a large bowl, cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating just to combine. finally, stir in vanilla. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Frost and enjoy.
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A really good pound cake recipe:
* 1/2 cup shortening
* 1 cup butter
* 2 1/2 cups white sugar
* 5 eggs
* 2 teaspoons almond extract
* 1 cup milk
* 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
* 3 cups cake flour
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
2. Cream shortening, butter and sugar until light and fluffy (for best results use an electric mixer). This will take a while. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in almond extract.
3. Combine baking powder and flour. Stir into creamed mixture alternately with the milk, starting and ending with flour. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
My favorite is Better than Sex Cake and its easy:
INGREDIENTS
1 (18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
1/2 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
6 ounces caramel ice cream topping
3 (1.4 ounce) bars chocolate covered toffee, chopped
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
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DIRECTIONS
Bake cake according to package directions for a 9x13 inch pan; cool on wire rack for 5 minutes. Make slits across the top of the cake, making sure not to go through to the bottom.
In a saucepan over low heat, combine sweetened condensed milk and caramel topping, stirring until smooth and blended. Slowly pour the warm topping mixture over the top of the warm cake, letting it sink into the slits; then sprinkle the crushed chocolate toffee bars liberally across the entire cake while still warm. (Hint: I crush my candy bars into small chunks as opposed to crumbs - I like to have pieces I can chew on!)
Let cake cool completely, then top with whipped topping. Decorate the top of the cake with some more chocolate toffee bar chunks and swirls of caramel topping. Refrigerate and serve right from the pan!
Otherwise the easiest cake ever is a Jell-o Cake (don't let the name freak you out!
Ingredients:
1 box white cake mix
1 box jello (any flavor, strawberry or raspberry taste REAL good)
1 regular tub whipped cream
Fresh strawberries optional
Directions:
1. Make white cake as directed in a rectangular pan
2. Let cake cool, poking many holes on top (usually with a fork)
3. Prepare jello, but leave in a liquid state
4. Pour liquid jello all over cake and let soak and sit
5. Frost with whipped cream
6. Cut up fresh strawberries or other fruit and sprinkle on top
Its the most flavorful and moist cake you will EVER have :)
Try something "crazy cake"! IT"S SOOO GOOD!
http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,199,14616...
Caramel Apple Cake
12 egg whites
2 C Milk
1 tsp vanilla
Warm to room temp and whisk well.
4 ? C cake flour
2 ? C sugar
8 tsp baking powder
1 ? tsp kosher salt
Mix well.
1 ? cups unsalted cold butter
Cut butter into mixture until it resembles cornmeal. Add half liquid, beat, add rest, beat till all mixed.
Add ? cup apple filling and ? cup caramel ice cream topping and mix gently.
Pour into desired cake pans that have been greased and lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
I'm sorry I don't have a recipe for you, however, I've heard the "Better Than Sex Cake" is DELICIOUS...(see post above for recipe).
Try it :)
Here are types of cakes and PIES that you could look up if you do not like my special recipe
World War II Cake Recipes
All three recipes date back to the days of World War II, when sugar was rationed. The third recipe is from a 1922 cookbook from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. You can GARNISH all of them with CARAMEL APPLES!! And chocolate curls~
Honey Cake
Ingredients:
1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening (some butter can be used in place of some of the shortening)
1 cup honey
1 egg, well beaten
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup sour milk (1/2 cup milk mixed with 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar)
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
Cream shortening in bowl. Add honey and egg.
In bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add alternately with sour milk to shortening mixture. Add nuts.
Pour batter into gre
ased and floured 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Smooth top of batter with spatula. Batter will be sticky. Bake in preheated oven 35 minutes or until done.
Recipe makes about 12 servings.
Butterscotch Sugarless Cake
Ingredients:
1/2 cup solid butter
1 cup white corn syrup
2 eggs, well beaten
1 package (3.5 ounces) butterscotch pudding mix
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 /3 cup sour milk or buttermilk
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
Beat together shortening and corn syrup in bowl.
In another bowl, combine eggs, pudding mix and salt. Add to shortening mixture.
Add sour milk alternately with combined flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix well and add vanilla.
Divide batter evenly between two greased and floured 9-inch cake pans. Bake in preheated oven 30 to 35 minutes or until done. Remove from oven, cool completely then fill and/or frost as desired.
Recipe makes about 12 servings.
War Cake
Ingredients:
1 cup molasses
1 cup corn syrup (light or dark can be used)
1-1/2 cup boiling water
2 cups raisins
2 tablespoon solid butter
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 /2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 /2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
Directions:
In large pot, combine molasses, corn syrup, water, raisins, shortening, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Sift together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Combine with molasses mixture and beat well.
Divide batter between two well-greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pans. Bake 45 minutes or until done. Cakes will be dense and will not rise much.
Recipe makes two loaf cakes.
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jelly
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ladyfingers
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lemon chiffon pie
lemon cream pie
lemon delight cake
lemon meringue pie
lemon pudding
macaroons
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marshmallow sandwich
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milk chocolate pudding
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mousse
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pie
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pineapple pie
pineapple upside-down cake
pistachio pudding
pound cake
powdered sugar doughnuts
prune whip pudding
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raisin bun
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raisin pie
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rhubarb pie
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snow cone
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stollen
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yellow cake
Here's one that is awesome
http://www.mealsmatter.com/recipes-meals...
it's not from scratch but tastes like it is
1 cup butter
2 cups white sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour six 9 inch round pans. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
2 In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Alternately beat in the flour mixture and the milk, mixing just until incorporated.
3 Divide batter into six 9 inch pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
try not to over mix once the flour is in the batter
1-wake up
2- go to Vons
3- go to Bakery
4- Look at Cakes
5- Pick out cake
6- pay for cake and use Vons Club card
7- go home with said cake
8- open door, bring cake inside.
9- display cake
10- eat cake
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