I need a basic cake recipe. Everytime I try to bake a cake from scratch, it tastes like raw flour? Any ideas?!


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I need a basic cake recipe. Everytime I try to bake a cake from scratch, it tastes like raw flour? Any ideas?


Answers: A couple of hints for you: Make sure you follow the recipe exactly (using measuring cups, etc.); always use softened butter and not melted butter or margarine (you can soften butter by leaving it at room temperature for about an hour).
Try this...

1 cup butter, softened
1 2/3 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups sifted cake flour
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 - 9 inch round cake pans.
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. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake in preheated oven for 40to 45 minutes, 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. MOIST YELLOW CAKE

1 yellow cake mix
1 can cream of coconut
1 can Eagle Brand milk
1 container Cool Whip

1 yellow cake mix - baked per directions on box. When the cake is done and still warm from the oven, use a fork and put holes in the cake. Make sure there are alot of holes. Pour a can of cream of coconut over the cake. Let it absorb into the cake. Next pour a can of Eagle Brand milk over the cake and let the cake absorb it. Then put the cake in the refrigerator and let it cool. When you're ready to serve the cake, put a container of Cool Whip on the cake and spread evenly. Then cut and serve. jewish apple cake. You can get the direction on google. It is the best cake I have ever made. You have to try it. You need to use cake flour, there is a recipe on the bag. I use to make cakes from scratch, but it turns out easier just getting the box kind. Don't use regular flour. good luck this is very easy, delicious recipe... and make sure you are measuring your ingredients properly, meaning leveling off your cups and spoonfuls, so that it is exact...

1cup (2 sticks) room temperature butter
2 cups sugar
3 cups sifted self-rising flour
4 eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

preheat to 350, grease and flour three 9inch cake pans.
using an electric mixer, cream butter until pale and fluffy, and sugar and continue to cream 6-8 minutes. add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. add flour and milk alternately to creamed mixture, beginning and ending with flour. add vanilla and beat just until mixed. divide evenly among pans. level batter by holding pan 3 inches above counter and dropping flat on counter... this also releases air bubbles to give you more level layers... bake 25-30 minutes. cool in pans 5-10 minutes. invert onto cooling racks... cool completely, frost and enjoy!!!



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