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Basic Yellow Cake

Basic Yellow Cake recipe

 

Yield

16 servings

Prep

20 min

Cook

20 min

Ready

40 min
Trans-fat Free

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1 cup vegetable shortening
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2 cups sugar
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4 large eggs
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3 cups cake flour
sifted
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2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
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½ teaspoon salt
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1 cup milk
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1 teaspoon almond extract
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
237 ml vegetable shortening
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473 ml sugar
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4 large eggs
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7.1E+2 ml cake flour
sifted
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13 ml baking powder
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2.5 ml salt
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237 ml milk
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5 ml almond extract
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5 ml vanilla extract
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Directions

Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.

Mix after each addition.

Stir in flavorings. Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cakepans.

Bake at 375℉ (190℃) for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire rack.

YELLOW CUPCAKES: Spoon batter into paper-lined muffin pans, filling each cup half full.

Bake at 375℉ (190℃) for 20 minutes.

Remove from pans, and let cool on wire racks.

Serve cake with fresh fruits or any your favourite icing if desired.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 79g (2.8 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 8647% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 7g 11%
Saturated Fat 2g 12%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 216mg 72%
Sodium 393mg 16%
Total Carbohydrate 61g 61%
Dietary Fiber 2g 7%
Sugars g
Protein 33g
Vitamin A 7% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 17% Iron 48%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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