This homemade cake mix is a convenient substitute for commercial mixes. Quick, easy, and yummy. Best of all, you control the ingredients!
Ingredients
- ⅓ cups all-purpose flour: 2 piece
- ½ cups white sugar: 1 piece
- baking powder: 1 Tbsp
- salt: 0.75 tsp
- shortening: 0.5 cup
- milk: 1 cup
- eggs: 2 piece
- vanilla extract: 1 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking dish.
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For a Yellow Cake: Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add milk, eggs, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute, then on high for 2 minutes, scraping the bowl frequently. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
