ONE - TWO - THREE - FOUR CAKE II

One - Two - Three - Four Cake II image

This is a very old recipe. It uses basic items found in most any pantry.

Provided by Janice

Categories Desserts Cakes Yellow Cake Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 cups white sugar, divided
3 cups cake flour
4 egg yolks, room temperature
4 egg whites, room temperature
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup milk, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch round pans.
Beat butter and 1 cup of sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color.
In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks well, then add to butter mixture.
Sift together flour and baking powder. Add alternately with the milk to the butter-sugar mixture. Beat well. Add vanilla.
Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Add 1 cup sugar to the egg whites. Fold into cake batter.
Divide evenly into three prepared 9 inch round pans. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 428.7 calories, Carbohydrate 62.8 g, Cholesterol 110.6 mg, Fat 17.5 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 5.9 g, SaturatedFat 10.5 g, Sodium 220.4 mg, Sugar 34.5 g