HOMEMADE CAKE MIX
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
3-1/3 cups solid vegetable shortening
5 Tbsp. double-acting baking powder
7-2/3 cups granulated sugar
3 Tbsp. salt
11 cups sifted all-purpose flour
Recipe
In very large bowl, combine flour, salt, sugar and
baking
powder and mix well to
blend. Cut in shortening with two knives or a pastry
blender until the mixture looks
like cornmeal and shortening is evenly distributed.
Divide the cake mix into six equal portions (about
3-1/2
cups each). Place each
portion into a quart glass jar or heavy duty zip lock
plastic bags. Cover tightly and
store in a cool, dark place for up to a month, or in the
freezer for up to 3 months.
Each portion of cake mix will make two 8" cakes or
one
13x9" cake.
RECIPES
Yellow Cake
3-1/2 cups cake mix
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
3/4 cup milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2-8"
round cake pans and set
aside. Pour one portion of the cake mix into a large
bowl. Make a well in center
of mix and add eggs, vanilla and milk. Beat mixture
1
minute with electric
mixer at low speed until blended. Scrape sides and
bottom of bowl and beat 2
minutes longer at medium speed until batter is
smooth.
Pour into prepared pans and bake at 350 degrees
for 30
- 40 minutes, or until
cake springs back when pressed lightly in center
and
begins to pull away from
edges of pan.
White Cake
Use 3 medium egg whites in place of 2 whole eggs.
Do
not beat whites
separately, just add them to the mix along with the
milk and vanilla.
Spice Cake
Add to the dry ingredients:
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon cloves
Chocolate Cake
Add to the batter after initial blending:
2 Tbsp. milk
2 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
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