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Homemade Yellow Cake and Variations

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I was in search of a great yellow cake made from scratch that would taste good if not better than the box. I use this one all the time for my catering business. It makes a thick cake. 6/3/08 Made some changes to make it better.

by SweetsLady·published 2007-01-31

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Dessert

Servings

(15–20)

Total time

1h 5m

prep 20 min

Calories / serving

382 kcal

Ingredients (11)

serves

3 1/2 cups cake flourcake-flour
1 tablespoon baking powderbaking-powder
1 teaspoon saltsalt
2 cups sugarsugar
1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
6 tablespoons butter, softenedbutter
6 tablespoons butter flavor shorteningshortening
1 1/2 cups milkmilk
1 tablespoon vanilla extractvanilla-extract
1/2 cup sour creamsour-cream
4 eggsegg

Instructions (10 steps)

01Cream together butter, shortening, sugar, and pudding.
02Add eggs in one at a time.
03Add in sour cream and vanilla. Mix well.
04Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
05Add flour mixture into butter mixture alternately with milk starting and finishing with flour mixture.

06Pour into well greased and floured 13x9 pan.

07Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes.

08Variation for White Cake: Use 4 egg whites instead of the 3 whole eggs.

09Variation for Spice Cake: Add 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/4+1/8 teaspoon ground allspice, 1/4+1/8 teaspoon ground cloves to the flour mixture.

10Variation for Chocolate Cake: Use chocolate pudding mix and 1/3 cup cocoa. (I then up the milk a little.).

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 382 kcal
Protein: 5 g
Fat: 14 g
Saturated fat: 6 g
Carbs: 60 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sugar: 33 g
Sodium: 401 mg
Cholesterol: 69 mg

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