Yellow Cake Made from Scratch
Description
This delicious yellow cake recipe from scratch is very simple to make with basic pantry ingredients. Perfect for a birthday cake or feeding a crowd!
Ingredients
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 1/2 cups white sugar
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1/2 cup shortening
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3 eggs
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1 cup milk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
1
Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
2
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
3
Beat sugar and shortening together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
4
Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating just to combine. Stir in vanilla and pour cake batter into the prepared pan.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
6
Cool cake completely and top with your favorite frosting.