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Homemade Yellow Cake Mix

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List of Ingredients

HOMEMADE YELLOW CAKE MIX

1-7/8 cups cake flour
2-1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1-1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup vegetable shortening

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

Makes 1 package mix. Each package makes two 8 or 9 inch layers or one 9x13x2 inch rectangle.

TO USE:

Pour 1 package mix into a mixing bowl; add 3/4 cup milk and 1-1/4tsp 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 flour your choice of pan(s); spread batter evenly in pans. Bake round cake pans at 375 degrees for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out lean. Cool cake(s) for 10 minutes in their pan(s) before turning out on racks.

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 FLAVORED 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 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 rind). Squeeze the juice from 1 large orange and add to it enough water to ensure 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
Makes about 2 dozen

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 for 20 to 25 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.




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