OLD-FASHIONED 1-2-3-4 CAKE
A 19th century recipe for yellow cake that's easy to remember and simple to make. It's also the basis for variations like coconut, orange, lemon, almond and spice cake. My son always requests it plain with chocolate buttercream frosting for his birthday.
Provided by Sasha Kamen
Categories Cakes
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Spread Crisco on the bottom and sides of cake pan(s) and dust with flour. Tap out excess.
- 2. Cream butter, sugar, eggs, salt and vanilla in the large bowl of an electric mixer until very light and fluffy, about four minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl frequently with a rubber spatula.
- 3. Stir the baking powder into the milk, and with the mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour and milk, beginning and ending with flour.
- 4. Bake 30 to 35 minutes for layers, slightly longer for the oblong pan, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the cake springs back when lightly touched with your finger.
- 5. Cool the layers in their pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes before turning out on the rack to cool completely. You can leave the oblong cake its pan to cool.
- 6. When completely cooled, finish with your desired filling and frosting.
- 7. VARIATIONS: Coconut: Before adding the flour and milk to the basic cake, stir in 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut and 3/4 teaspoon coconut extract. Frost cake with a coconut frosting. Orange: Stir in grated zest of 1 orange before adding flour and replace milk with orange juice. Bake cake in a 10-inch, greased and floured tube or Bundt pan. Almond: Add 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon almond extract along with the vanilla. After frosting, sprinkle sliced almonds over the top.
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Kamrul Talukder
[email protected]This cake is a classic for a reason! It's simple to make and always delicious.
Md salim Mia
[email protected]This cake was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still good. I think I'll try using less sugar next time.
Mailia Sears
[email protected]This cake is so moist and fluffy! I love the flavor combination of the chocolate and vanilla. I'll definitely be making this cake again.
Raja Sadi9
[email protected]I made this cake for my son's birthday party and it was a huge success! The kids loved it and the adults thought it was delicious too. I'll definitely be making this cake again.
Addie Renaud
[email protected]This cake was a disappointment. It was bland and lacked flavor. I won't be making this again.
Fisokuhle Mabika
[email protected]This cake is so easy to make and it's always delicious. I love that I can use different flavors of pudding mix to create different variations of the cake.
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[email protected]I made this cake for a potluck and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it and asked me for the recipe. I'll definitely be making this again.
Alisha Islam
[email protected]This cake was a disaster! It didn't rise properly and it was dry and crumbly. I'm not sure what went wrong.
Muha Asif
[email protected]I've made this cake several times and it always turns out perfectly. It's my go-to recipe when I need a quick and easy dessert.
Rathnasiri Gunasena
[email protected]This cake was a bit too dense for my taste, but the flavor was good. I think I'll try using a different recipe next time.
Antonio marvens Dominique
[email protected]I made this cake for my family and they loved it! It was moist and fluffy, with the perfect amount of sweetness. I'll definitely be adding this recipe to my regular rotation.
bishnuprasad sharma
[email protected]This is a great recipe! It's so easy to follow and the cake turned out perfectly. I'll definitely be making this again.