Email to Jeannie      

Recipe Categories: Joy's HOME PAGEAllStarbucksinfo AlternateIngredient APPETIZERS APPLECHART BBQ BEVERAGES BreadRollsScones BREAKFAST CAKESandPIES CANDY CASSEROLES ChristmasCookieList Coffee COOKIES CookingOutdoors CopykatRecipes CornRecipes CreamPies CROCKPOT CrockPotBaking CUPCAKES DESSERTS DiabeticRecipes Dumplings EquivalentsinMeasure ETHNIC FISHandSEAFOOD Fondue Gonetothedogs HolidayFun HolidayRecipes HomemadeMixes IceCreamDesserts IceCreamPieCrusts ICE_CREAM_TOPPINGS JAMSandJELLIES MainCoarse MEATS Miscellaneous MUFFINS OnceAMonthCooking PASTA Philippines PIZZA POULTRY RICE SALADandDRESSING SANDWICHES SAUCES SNACKS SOUPSandSTEWS SPREADS StarbucksRecipes StrawberryRecipes ToasterOven VEGETABLES VEGETARIAN

Cake Mix

List of Ingredients




1 7/8 cups cake flour
2 1/2 teaspoons Baking powder
1 teaspoon Salt
1/2 cup Vegetable Shortening

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; stir to blend; resift with sugar. Cut the shortening into the dry ingredients until the mixture looks crumbly. Label and store in a sealed plastic bag at room temperature.

Makes 1 package mix.

Recipe



Each package makes two 8 or 9" layers or one 9x13x2" rectangle.

TO USE:
Pour 1 package of mix into a mixing bowl; add 3/4 cup milk and 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract. Using either an electric or manual rotary beater, beat at slow to medium speed for two minutes (by hand, beat 3 minutes averaging 135 strokes per minute). Scrape the sides of the bowl frequently as you beat. Add 2 eggs; beat 1 minute more (2 minutes by hand).

Grease and dust with choice of pan(s); spread batter evenly in pans. Bake round cake pans at 375 degrees F. for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean; bake the 9 x 13 x 2 inch pan for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool cake(s) for 10 minutes in their pan(s) before turning out on racks.

NOTE: To prevent a cake from sticking to its pan, put the pan on a wet towel to cool as soon as you take it out of the oven.

WHITE CAKE
Follow the same directions as for Yellow Cake replacing the 2 eggs with 3 unbeaten egg whites. Use an electric mixer for beating.

SPICE CAKE
Add to the package of Yellow Cake Mix: 1/4 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, and a pinch of ground allspice. Follow Yellow Cake directions.

EXTRACT FLOVORED CAKES
Replace the vanilla in either the Yellow or White Cake recipes with 2 to 3 teaspoons of the extract of your choice. You may want to add a few drops of food coloring for the flavors like lemon, orange, or cherry, etc.

FRESH ORANGE CAKE
Pour 1 package of Yellow Cake Mix into a bowl; add 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange peel (1 teaspoon dried). Squeeze the juice from 1 large orange and add to it enough water to measure 1 cup. Add this orange juice to the mix, beat for 2 minutes as directed previously; add 2 eggs; beat and bake as directed.

CUPCAKES
Pour cake batter into greased cupcake tins or tins lined with paper baking cups; fill 1/2 to 2/3 full. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 20 to 25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Makes about 2 dozen.