Yellow Cake

Name: Yellow Cake
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Shortening; 1 1/2 cup Sugar; 1 1/5 tsp vanilla; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tbsp sour cream; 2 eggs; 1/2 tsp almond flavoring; 2 1/4 cup sifted cake flour; 2 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 cup milk + 2 tbsp.milk

kate @cook_3478240

I love cake and hate frosting, so any cake I make has got to be fabulous all on its own. This one is. Simple and oh so good. Make it yours!

kate @cook_3478240

I love cake and hate frosting, so any cake I make has got to be fabulous all on its own. This one is. Simple and oh so good. Make it yours!

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Ingredients

12 servings

1/2 cupShortening
1 1/2 cupSugar
1 1/5 tspvanilla
1 tbspvegetable oil
2 tbspsour cream
2eggs
1/2 tspalmond flavoring
2 1/4 cupsifted cake flour
2 1/2 tspbaking powder
1/2 tspsalt
1 cupmilk + 2 tbsp.milk

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Steps

1

Cream shortening, sugar, oil and sour cream together til light and fluffy. add vanilla, almond flavoring and eggs. Beat well.
2

YES SIFT THE FLOUR and use cake flour - HUGE difference in texture. add sifted dry ingredients to batter 1/2 C or so at a time, alternately with milk until all is mixed in.
3

Bake in 375 oven in 2 9" round cake pans for 25-30 min. Cool 5 min., then flip onto a cake plate.
4

frost with your favorite chocolate frosting or flavored frosting of your choice - all go well with this cake. Or feel free to use fillings - raspberry, peach, orange fluff - options are endless.!