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How to make a Basic Cake Recipe from

Scratch
Things You'll Need

CAKE FLOUR - 2 cups ( its not

all purpose flour)

Granulated sugar - 1 and 1/2

cups

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Unsalted Butter - 1 cup

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Vanilla Extract - 1 and 1/2 tsp

Baking powder - 2 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp (optional)

two greased and lightly floured

8' round cake pans

Eggs - 4
Milk - 3/4 cup

Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease and flour cake pans.

Separate the egg whites and yolks, and beat the whites until soft peaks form, and
set aside for now.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt in separate bowl and set aside for
now.

Beat butter and sugar, until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time and beat
well between each egg yolk, Stir in vanilla.

Beat in sifted , alternately with the milk, just until incorporated, and ending with

Pour into prepared pans, and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick test

Cool for 15 minutes, tap pans into a cooling rack, and let your creative juices

flour mixture.flour mixture.

Using a wooden spoon, mix in egg whites.

comes out clean

flow!@

Tips & Warnings

Wonderful recipe for a cake to be frosted or added to, with flavorings. Can easily
work for a Boston Cream Pie.
Freeze ahead of time, and you'll never be unprepared for somebody's birthday!
Not as quick to make as a mix, but has more body.

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