Best Plain Cake Recipes

PLAIN CAKE DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Heat oil in deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix in butter until crumbly. Stir in milk and egg until smooth. Knead lightly, then turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll or pat to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut with a doughnut cutter, or use two round biscuit cutters of different sizes.
• Carefully drop doughnuts into hot oil, a few at a time. Do not overcrowd pan or oil may overflow. Fry, turning once, for 3 minutes or until golden. Drain on paper towels.

PLAIN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 (8 1/2 by 4 1/2 by 2 1/2-inch) loaf pans. Line the bottoms with parchment paper.
• Cream the butter and granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for about 5 minutes, or until light and fluffy. With the mixer on medium speed, beat in the eggs, 1 at a time.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, combine the buttermilk and vanilla. Add the flour and buttermilk mixtures alternately to the batter, beginning and ending with the flour. Divide the batter evenly between the pans, smooth the tops, and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until a cake tester comes out clean.
• When the cakes are done, let them cool for 10 minutes. Take them out of the pans, place them on a baking rack and allow them to cool completely. Wrap well, and store in the refrigerator.

BARBADIAN PLAIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour one 9 or 10 inch bundt pan.
• By hand with a spatula cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs all at once and beat well.
• Sift the flour and the baking powder together. Add to butter mixture along with 1 cup of the milk. Continue to beat well (the batter will be doughy). Add the remaining 1 cup of milk along with the vanilla, and almond extracts. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 1 hour. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking for 15 minutes longer.

PLAIN EGG LESS CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda together in a large bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in the sweetened condensed milk, orange juice, vanilla and melted butter. Mix well and pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

EASY PLAIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
• Add sugar into melted butter, stir until sugar is melted and blended with butter. Beat in eggs. Stir in self-rising flour bit by bit until mixture is well blended. Stir in one of the optional ingredients, if desired, according to your own taste to add special flavor to your cake.
• Bake for 25 minutes in a preheated oven.

CHOCOLATE KAHLúA CAKE - PLAIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt cake pan.
• With a handheld mixer, mix together cake mix, pudding mix, oil, water, sugar, eggs, and Kahlúa for 2 minutes.
• Pour batter into prepared cake pan.
• Bake for 1 hour or until a wooden skewer comes out clean.
• Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool on a wire rack.
• While cake is cooling, whisk together powdered sugar and Kahlúa. Pour over cake.

PLAIN CAKE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together until well blended.
• Bake for 15-20 mins on medium heat.
• Serve with jam.

PLAIN OLD YELLOW CAKE FROM SCRATCH FOR 100

Steps:

• Grease and flour pan(s) and set aside. Preheat oven.
• Sift together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and dry milk into mixer bowl. If using dehydrated eggs (see below), they are added to the dry ingredients here.
• Place the shortening and 1 1/2 cups water in the mixer bowl on top of the dry ingredients. Beat one minute at low speed, scrape down sides, beat 2 minutes longer.
• Combine eggs, 4 1/2 cups water and vanilla. Add slowly to wet mixture while beating at low speed.
• As soon as completely mixed, stop beater, scrape down bowl, then beat at medium speed 3 minutes.
• Pour 1 gallon (about 7 pounds, 7 ounces) of batter into each 18x26 pan.
• Bake thin sheet cakes 26 to 35 minutes, until done. Cool, frost if planned, cut each 6x9.
• Bake 9x13 pans 35 to 45 minutes, until done. Cool, frost if planned, cut each 4x5.
• Variations.
• Sift in 2-4 tablespoons apple pie spice, ginger, etc for a spice cake base.
• Sift in 1 to 1 1/2 cups cocoa and add 2 additional eggs for light chocolate layers.
• To substitute dehydrated egg mix, sift 11 ounces (2 3/4 cup) canned dehydrated egg mix in with dry ingredients. After the shortening is added, beat together vanilla and 4 1/4 quarts water and add as if adding the egg mixture.

PLAIN CAKE DONUT

Steps:

• Topping:
• Cinnamon sugar Preheat the oven to 325°F. Brush 2 six-mold donut trays with coconut oil and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar, flours, potato starch, arrowroot, baking powder, xanthan gum, salt, and baking soda. Add the coconut oil, applesauce, vanilla, and hot water and continue mixing with a rubber spatula just until the ingredients are combined. Using a melon-baller or tablespoon, drop 2 1/2 tablespoons of batter into each donut mold. Using a toothpick, spread the batter evenly around the mold.
• Bake for 8 minutes, rotate, and continue to bake until the donuts are golden brown, about 7 minutes more. Let cool in the molds for 5 minutes if sprinkling with toppings such as cinnamon sugar, or 15 minutes if using glaze or icing. Run a knife around the donuts in the molds, lift them out, and place them on a baking sheet. Coat them in cinnamon sugar .

OLD FASHIONED PLAIN CAKE

Steps:

• Cream sugar and shortening together adding a little of the buttermilk and flour as well. Beat the eggs in two at a time. Add the soda and rest of buttermilk, then the flavoring you choose. Place cake in cold oven and bake at 300 degrees for about 1 1/2 hours. Test cake to determine doneness. Do not over bake. use a spring form pan for ease in removing from pan. Can use an angel food pan.

AMARETTO PLAIN LOW CARB LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Using a large bowl add eggs, oil, chia seeds, applesauce, & Splenda. NOTE: Using room temperature eggs creates more volume to your cake batter.
• 2. I used unsweetened applesauce & organic Chia seeds. In a seperate bowl add the almond flour & baking powder, then whisk together to blend.
• 3. Beat until batter is mixed together and well combined.
• 4. Add about half of almond flour to wet ingredients, then beat well to blend. Then add remaining flour and Amaretto extract & beat until batter is completely blended, about 2 minutes or so.
• 5. Here is the Amaretto extract that I used. I ordered it from Amazon, and a little really does go a long way.
• 6. Spray a loaf pan with Bakers Joy then add in the cake batter. Place in preheated 350 degree F. oven and bake for 45 minutes or until tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean. always allow at least an inch or so from top of cake pan to allow cake to rise. I used a 12 inch X 4 1/2 inch X 3 1/4 inch size loaf pan, a bit longer than average, but you may also use a round cake pan if desired.
• 7. Allow cake to cool in pan at least 8-10 minutes or so before inverting onto a platter or wire rack. Nutritional Info: Calories per serving 315, Fat 28 grams, Cholesterol 81 Mg, Sodium 29 Mg, Potassium 39 Mg. TOTAL CARBS 10 G, Fiber 5 G, Sugars 2, Protein 8 G, & NET CARBS PER SERVING 5G.

JUST PLAIN CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Combine eggs, oil, sugar, and vanilla.
• Mix well.
• In a separate bowl, combine and mix dry ingredients.
• Add to wet mixture, mixing well.
• Stir in finely crated carrot.
• Pour batter into 13x9 cake pan that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
• Allow to cool before frosting with your favorite cream cheese frosting.

RITZ CARLTON LEMON POUND CAKE - PLAIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spray or butter and flour 2 loaf pans or one large Bundt pan.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt into medium bowl. Set aside.
• Using an electric mixer, cream together butter, shortening and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating until well blended after each one.
• Add dry ingredients in three additions to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Mix in lemon juice and zest.
• Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool cakes in pans for 15 minutes. Turn cakes out onto racks and cool completely.

JUST PLAIN OLD POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Prepare bundt pan by spraying with Cookers Joy or grease pans and lightly flour them, bumping off extra flour.
• Cream eggs and sugar.
• Add vanilla.
• Alternate adding the flour and oil until well mixed.
• Pour into a bundt or tube pan.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes.
• Test with tooth pick inserted into cake. If it comes out clean, cake is done. If there is batter on the tooth pick, bake for 5 more minutes and test again.

GRANDMA GREENWOOD'S PLAIN SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and butter and flour a loaf pan, 9 1/4 by 5 1/4 by 2 3/4 inches, knocking out excess flour.
• Into a bowl sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream shortening with sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk in batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating batter after each addition until just combined. Stir in raisins.
• Pour batter into pan and bake in middle of oven 50 to 60 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a rack 10 minutes and turn out onto rack to cool completely.

NANNIE'S PLAIN LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter together with sugar till light and fluffy.
• 2. Add eggs one at a time and mix well on each addition.
• 3. Add vanilla extract.
• 4. In a separate bowl, sift flour together with salt and baking powder. Add these dry ingredients to the butter/egg mixture alternately with the milk.
• 5. Butter and flour a 9x5x2 1/2 inch loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees F for about 1 hour or until a knife inserted comes out clean. To check your loaf pan size, measure inside side to side. Serve with whipped cream or plain as Nannie did.

PLAIN CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter & sugar until light and fluffy
• Beat eggs, then add to mixed sugar & butter gradually while beating
• Pour 1\3 of the flour and mix in well
• Pour in 1\2 milk and mix well
• Now alternate between flour and milk until ingredients are blended in. (Always end rotation in flour)

AUNT THELMA'S PLAIN SOUR CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Blend sugar and butter until creamy, add 1 egg at a time.Mix good between each egg. Add flavoring,put in soda and sour cream. Alternate flour and sour cream, pour into a greased tube pan. Cook for 1 hour and 30 minutes at 325 degrees.

PLAIN VANILLA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter, shortening, and sugar well; add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each additon, until well mixed. Add dry ingredients, sifted together, alternately with milk. Add flavorings. Bake in a tube or bundt pan for 1-1/4 hours (or until done) at 325 degrees.