How do you make cakes from scratch?!

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In your home page search bar type in chocolate cake you will find all kinds of recipes for chocolate cake you can type in anything you like yellow cake,white cake,banana cake strawberry cake you can type in any kind of recipe you like in your home page search bar like spaghetti and meatballs beef stew,potato soup beef vegetable soup roast chicken,butter cookies,chocolate chip cookies tater tot casserole and you will find lots of recipes My 3 favorite recipe sites are cooks.com allrecipes.com and kraftfoods.com, For a cake you need 2 round cake pans( 8 or 9 inch size) or a 9x13 pan an electric mixer or a good whisk and strong arms,mixing bowls,rubber spatula measuring cup,measuring spoons and a good working oven plus all the ingredients

Here is a recipe that is good...and a great way to learn....

2 Cups Flour
2 Cups Sugar
? Cup Hershey's Cocoa
2 Teaspoons Baking Soda
2 Eggs (I use large eggs)
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 Cup Buttermilk....you can freeze what you don't use..
1 Cup Vegetable Oil
1 Cup Boiling Water

Preheat Oven to 300° F
(This is not a typo! This is a slow bake chocolate cake recipe.)
Use Crisco Shortening to lightly grease and flour the
9 x 13 in. Baking Dish. (It's a one layer chocolate cake!)
Place all the ingredients on the left into a mixing bowl.
Mix at medium or medium high speed until all ingredients are blended and smooth.
Pour into greased and floured baking dish
Bake for 1 hr.
Test by sticking with knife or tooth pick. If it comes out clean, it's done!
Allow to cool...

Frosting

Obviously you can use whatever you like. But I have found that the simplest icing works best on this cake....

1? lbs. (24 oz.) Powdered Confectioners Sugar
? Pound Stick of Butter (Softened)
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Pinch of Salt
Milk

Place the powdered sugar, softened butter, and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Add a little milk.
Mix at high speed until smooth and creamy. Add milk as required to get the right consistency.


Good luck...........

go find a cake recipe from a site like http://www.food.com
assemble the ingredients you need to make the cake
assemble the kitchen utensils you need to make the cake
measure and mix according to the recipe.
bake the cake according to instructions on the recipe.