Basic Box Cake from Scratch

posted by bme 12-02-100 10:57 PM

Basic "Box" Cake from Scratch

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup milk
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
3 eggs

This substitutes for a 18 1/2 oz. cake mix.


Preheat oven to 175oC). Grease a 9x13 inch cake tin. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.

In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly each time. Alternately add flour mixture then milk to cream mixture. Add vanilla. Pour batter into the prepared tin. Bake 40 - 45 minutes or until done. Frost and enjoy.

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