SAFEWAY STYLE CAKE RECIPE

Safeway style Cake Recipe image

Provided by lianbanana

Number Of Ingredients 15

CAKE:
1 cup butter (2 Sticks) room temperature
2 cups sugar
4 eggs, room temperature
3 cups self rising flour, sifted (White Lily)
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (Mc Cormick)
1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring
ICING:
1 cup high ratio shortening*
2 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
4 tablespoons milk
Butter Flavoring: http://www.amazon.com/Butter-Flavouring-Clear-8-oz/dp/B0000VZ6HG?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1226377093&sr=8-2
High Ratio Shortening: http://www.shopbakersnook.com/m5_view_item.html?m5:item=1628

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Grease and flour cake pan. Cream butter until fluffy with a mixer. Add sugar and cream for another 7 minutes. Add eggs one egg at a time, beating well after each one. Add flour and milk (alternating to creamed mixture), beginning and ending with flour. Add vanilla and butter flavoring to mix; until just mixed. Divide batter equally into three cake pans. Hold each layer about 3 inches above your counter and carefully drop the pans flat onto counter several times to ensure release of any air bubbles. This will help you have a more level cake. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes (depending on your oven) until done. Cool in pans for 5 - 10 minutes. Remove and immediately wrap each layer in plastic wrap to seal in moisture. Cool completely on wire racks. ICING: Beat together shortening and vanilla for 30 seconds on medium speed with an electric mixer. Add 2 cups of powdered sugar a bit at a time while beating. Add 2 tablespoons milk. Slowly add in the rest of the powdered sugar and the rest of the milk until you get the right thickness Frost and decorate to your liking! :)