Cookbook:1-2-3-4 Cake
1-2-3-4 Cake | |
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Category | Cake recipes |
Servings | 8-10 |
Time | prep: 20 minutes baking: 60 minutes |
Difficulty |
Cookbook | Ingredients | Recipes | United States | Cake
A traditional American recipe for a 1-2-3-4 cake, a simple form of yellow cake. The name comes from the list of basic ingredients that follow below:
- 1 cup of butter
- 2 cups of sugar
- 3 cups of flour
- 4 eggs
IngredientsEdit
- 1 cup (240 mL) butter
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 cups flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 pinches salt
- 4 eggs
Procedure (brief)Edit
- Preheat oven to 175 °C (350 °F)
- Cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
- Beat in the vanilla and eggs, one at a time, ensuring the batter is well mixed after each egg.
- Gradually sift in the dry ingredients, alternating with small additions of the milk.
- Transfer to a greased and floured baking pan.
- Bake at 175 °C (350 °F), until a skewer inserted shows no moist crumbs.
Procedure (detailed)Edit
PreparationEdit
You will need these things:
MethodEdit
2. Cream the butter and sugar together.