STARLIGHT YELLOW CAKE

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This yellow cake recipe comes from 'Betty Crocker's Cookbook: Everything You Need To Know To Cook Today'. It can be made either in round pans or a 9 X 13-inch rectangular (the pan I used for this recipe). For frosting, you can use your favorite recipe, or buy your favorite brand. *Instead of using flour and shortening to...

Provided by Kimberly Kay

Categories     Cakes

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 1/4 c all-purpose flour
1 1/2 c sugar
1/2 c butter or margarine, softened
1 1/4 c milk
3 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 large eggs

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • 2. Grease bottom and sides of a rectangular pan, 13 X 9-inches, 2 round pans, 9 X 1 ½ -inches, or 3 round pans, 8 X 1 ½-inches with shortening and lightly flour.*(see my notes)
  • 3. Beat all ingredients with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly.
  • 4. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally; pour into pan(s).
  • 5. Bake rectangle 35 to 40 minutes, 9-inch rounds 25 to 30 minutes, 8-inch rounds 30 to 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center.
  • 6. Cool rectangle in pan on wire rack; cool rounds 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack.
  • 7. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • 8. Frost as desired.

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