Are you craving a sweet and fluffy cake but don't know where to start? You're in luck! With just a few simple ingredients and basic techniques, you can whip up a moist and delicious two-egg cake. Whether you're a beginner baker or an experienced pro, this versatile recipe is perfect for any occasion.
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OLD FASHIONED TWO-EGG CAKE
A light and fluffy foolproof cake recipe just like Grandma used to make.
Time 40m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans. In a mixing bowl, combine the sugar and butter. Beat on medium speed with an electric mixer until well mixed. Add the eggs and beat until combined. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. With the mixer running, alternately add the flour mixture and milk, mixing until blended after each addition. Stir in the vanilla and lemon extracts. Evenly divide the batter between the prepared pans. Place in the oven and bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until the tops spring back when lightly touched. Remove the cake pans from the oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes then remove the cakes from the pans and let cool completely on a wire rack. Store the cakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. These cakes also freeze well.
Nutrition Facts :
BEST TWO-EGG CAKE
This is a very simple cake. I made it for my Dad when he came to visit, and he said it smelled like pancakes. I got this out of the 1953 Better Homes And Gardens New Cookbook.
Provided by crazycookinmama
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Stir shortening to soften.
- Gradually add sugar, and cream together until light and fluffy.
- Add vanilla.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each.
- Sift flour, baking powder, salt together 3 times, add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, a little at a time.
- Beat after each addition till smooth.
- Bake in 2 paper-lined 9x1 1/2-inch round pans in moderate overn (375°) about 25 minutes.
CLASSIC TWO EGG VANILLA POUND CAKE
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Preheat the oven to 325 F. Grease and flour a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
- Cut the butter into several smaller pieces.
- Put the butter pieces and sugar in a large mixing bowl. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, cream the butter and sugar for about 5 to 7 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; whisk or stir to blend thoroughly. Set aside.
- In a 1 cup measure, combine the 2/3 cup of milk and the vanilla. Set aside.
- Add about one-third of the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and beat until just barely blended.
- Add half of the milk and blend well.
- Add another one-third of the flour and beat until just barely blended. Beat in the remaining milk until smooth and blended. Add the remaining flour mixture and beat just until blended.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread evenly.
- Bake for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
- Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 427 kcal, Carbohydrate 63 g, Cholesterol 89 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Sodium 394 mg, Sugar 39 g, Fat 18 g, ServingSize 1 cake (8 servings), UnsaturatedFat 0 g
ONE EGG CAKE
Based on Joy of Desserts blog recipe: http://joyofdesserts.blogspot.com/2009/04/one-egg-cake-recipe-and-nine-variations.html
Provided by Jess6635
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cream butter and sugar. Add unbeaten egg. Add vanilla. Beat thoroughly.
- Mix flour and baking powder.
- Add flour mix alternately with milk to creamed egg/butter/sugar mixture, beating each time for a smooth batter.
- Pour into well-oiled loaf pan. Bake at 375 F for 35 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 221.5, Fat 7.1, SaturatedFat 4.2, Cholesterol 40.6, Sodium 158.4, Carbohydrate 35.7, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 16.8, Protein 3.8
2-INGREDIENT CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: semisweet chocolate chips, large eggs, powdered sugar, vanilla ice cream, seasonal fruit
Provided by Rie McClenny
Categories Desserts
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325°F (170°C). Grease a round cake pan and line with parchment paper.
- Add the chocolate chips to a microwave-safe bowl and melt completely, about 1 minute.
- Separate the egg yolks from the whites. With an electric hand mixer, whisk the whites until soft peaks form.
- Add the egg yolks, one at a time, the bowl of melted chocolate and stir to combine.
- Using a rubber spatula, gently fold ⅓ of the whipped egg whites at a time into the chocolate mixture.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top. Bake the cake for 30 minutes.
- Once the cake is cool to the touch, gently invert it onto a serving plate. Slice and dust with powdered sugar and/or serve with ice cream and fruit, if desired.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 212 calories, Carbohydrate 17 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 6 grams, Sugar 12 grams
ONE - TWO - THREE - FOUR CAKE II
This is a very old recipe. It uses basic items found in most any pantry.
Provided by Janice
Categories Desserts Cakes Yellow Cake Recipes
Time 1h5m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch round pans.
- Beat butter and 1 cup of sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color.
- In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks well, then add to butter mixture.
- Sift together flour and baking powder. Add alternately with the milk to the butter-sugar mixture. Beat well. Add vanilla.
- Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Add 1 cup sugar to the egg whites. Fold into cake batter.
- Divide evenly into three prepared 9 inch round pans. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 428.7 calories, Carbohydrate 62.8 g, Cholesterol 110.6 mg, Fat 17.5 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 5.9 g, SaturatedFat 10.5 g, Sodium 220.4 mg, Sugar 34.5 g
SIMPLE LEMON CAKE
This simple lemon cake is perfect for picnics and parties. It's moist and soft.
Provided by BakingTwins
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Lemon Dessert Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
- Beat sugar and butter together in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract.
- Sift flour and baking powder together in a separate bowl; add to creamed mixture. Pour in milk, lemon zest, and lemon juice and mix until you achieve a smooth batter. Spoon batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 254.1 calories, Carbohydrate 35.8 g, Cholesterol 63.1 mg, Fat 10.7 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 3.9 g, SaturatedFat 6.4 g, Sodium 172.7 mg, Sugar 21.1 g
BASIC VANILLA CAKE
Makes yummy traditional style cakes, easily adaptable.
Provided by jambubble
Time 25m
Yield Makes Cakes
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 195C/fan 175C/gas 3.5
- Cream the butter and sugar together until it becomes a pale yellow/white colour.
- Sift in the flour and baking powder. Then add the eggs and vanilla essence. Fold together until it is all combined.
- Place the mixture in to greased tins or cupcake cases.
- Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until golden brown and springs back when gently pressed. Once baked leave to cool for 30 minutes.
BASIC WHITE TWO-LAYER CAKE AND WHITE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING RECIPE
This is hands-down the best made-from-scratch white cake recipe I have ever tried!
Provided by Camille Beckstrand
Categories Dessert
Time 1h25m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and make sure that the rack is in the center of your oven. Spray two 8" round cake pans very generously with non-stick cooking spray (I used Baker's Joy ).
- In a large bowl, mix together cake flour, salt, and baking powder; set bowl aside.
- In another large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together on medium speed for about 2 minutes, or until it's light and fluffy (you can use a standing mixer or an electric hand mixer).
- In a large measuring cup, combine the milk, vanilla, and almond extract.
- Now it's time to add them all together! Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and blend on a low speed for about 30 seconds. Add about 1/2 of the milk mixture and blend again. Add in half of what's left of the flour mixture and blend again. Add in the rest of the milk mixture, blend for a couple of seconds, then the remaining flour mixture and blend at a low speed until the ingredients are barely mixed together (don't over mix!).
- In a separate bowl (or in your stand mixer using the whisk attachment), beat the egg whites on medium-high speed until they reach "firm peak stage" (a.k.a. when the whisk is held sideways, the peaks will hold and the ridges will be distinct - this took about five minutes of whisking for me!). Fold the egg whites into the cake batter.
- Pour the cake batter evenly into the two prepared pans and bake them for 20-26 minutes (mine were done at 25), or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cakes cool for about 10 minutes, then carefully remove the cakes and let them finish cooling on wire racks.
- Combine the shortening, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl (you can use a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or a hand mixer). Add the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, alternating with the milk or heavy cream, and mix it together until you have used it all. If the frosting is too thick, add more milk. If the frosting is too thin, add more sugar.
- Place one of your cooled, leveled cake layers on your cake stand . Using an offset spatula, place about 1/2 cup of frosting in the middle of the cake. Using your spatula, push the frosting out to the edges until the frosting is about 1/4"-1/2" thick (if you have a rotating cake stand, this step is really easy, but you can do it without it).
- Place the second layer of cake on top. You will now create the crumb coat (a thin layer of frosting that seals in all the crumbs to make it easy to decorate). Using the offset spatula, spread the frosting that has spilled out from between the layers smoothly over the surface. Add more frosting as needed, just keep the layer thin and smooth.
- Place about 1/2 cup of frosting on the top of the cake, pushing the frosting out to the edges until it's a smooth, flat surface.
- Now place the spatula against the edges of the cake and smooth out the excess frosting pushed over from the top of the cake.
- To help the cake firm up, stick it in the freezer for about 1-2 hours.
- From here, drop 1/2 cup frosting on the center of the cake and push it out to the edges as you did before, making the surface nice and smooth.
- Continue adding frosting to the top and edges of the cake until it's the smoothness and thickness you want. (Amanda says that the best way to get smooth frosting is to practice!)
- From there, continue to add more frosting to the top and sides of the cake until it's completely covered. I topped mine off with sprinkles, but you could get fancy and add some frosting decorations
Nutrition Facts : Calories 830 kcal, Carbohydrate 128 g, Protein 6 g, Fat 34 g, SaturatedFat 15 g, TransFat 3 g, Cholesterol 44 mg, Sodium 242 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 104 g, ServingSize 1 serving
Tips:
- Ensure Proper Ingredient Measurement: Use a kitchen scale for precise ingredient measurement, especially for flour and sugar.
- Whisk Dry Ingredients Thoroughly: Before combining with wet ingredients, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, and salt) to ensure even distribution.
- Cream Butter and Sugar Until Light and Fluffy: Creaming butter and sugar together until light and fluffy is essential for incorporating air into the batter, resulting in a tender and moist cake.
- Add Eggs One at a Time: Gradually add the eggs to the creamed butter and sugar mixture one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Do Not Overmix: Overmixing the batter can develop the gluten in the flour, resulting in a tough and dense cake. Mix only until the batter is just combined.
- Use Room Temperature Ingredients: Room temperature ingredients, especially butter and eggs, incorporate better and produce a more consistent batter.
- Preheat Oven Properly: Preheat the oven to the desired temperature before baking the cake. This ensures even baking.
- Use Proper Baking Pan: Use a baking pan of the appropriate size specified in the recipe. Using a pan that is too large or too small can affect the cake's texture and appearance.
- Toothpick Test: To check if the cake is done, insert a toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs attached, the cake is ready.
- Cool Cake Completely: Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting or serving. This prevents the frosting from melting and ensures a clean cut.
Conclusion:
With careful attention to ingredient measurement, proper mixing techniques, and precise baking, you can create a delicious and moist two-egg cake using this basic recipe. Experiment with different flavorings and frostings to create unique variations that cater to your preferences. Remember, practice makes perfect, so don't be discouraged if your first attempt is not flawless. Keep baking, learning, and enjoying the process of creating homemade treats that bring joy to your family and friends.
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