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Basic Cake Mix Recipe


Basic Cake Mix Recipe
It's not nearly as difficult to make a good basic cake recipe from scratch. This recipe can be used for a wide variety of cakes, adding whatever flavors you prefer! It's also a good keeper.

Chefelaine

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Ingredients
  • 8 cups cake and pastry flour
  • 6 cups white sugar
  • 1/4 cup baking powder
  • 1/4 cup baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt

Directions
  1. In a large bowl, sift together cake flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt.
  2. Mix well.
  3. Store in jars or other airtight containers. This mix will keep almost indefinitely on the shelf of the pantry, or your freezer, and you only need use what you want for each specific cake you're about to bake.
  4. For a basic white cake, all you need is:
  5. 2 cups of the dry mix
  6. 1 egg, beaten
  7. 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  8. 1/4 cup whole milk
  9. 1 tsp vanilla
  10. Then, add your favorite flavoring, and mix well.
  11. Baking time will depend on the type and size of pan you're using.

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Comments


HOW cool is this?? Go chef E!! :)
A+A+A+ * * * * *


Go chef E go chefE go chefE
5 pts


What a great idea! This is great with the holidays coming up! Thanks for the post.


Would be nice packaged and given in a gift basket.Thank-you for the recipe.


Oh, Cheffie! Thanks! Now I might be able to surprise Candy with a cake for our Anniversary, and tell her I made it from scratch! You little devil, you! FIVE
Pete .

PS
DON'T YOU DARE TELL CANDY EITHER! :)


This is a great recipe! I love the fact that it is so versatile and you can add different flavors to it. Thank you!


Great recipe...I'm sure it will be helpful.Thanks for sharing.


Thanks, saved and printed. I am not a fan of boxed cake, but will give this a try. I have a bar recipe I want to try it in. Can you make it into chocolate?


It seems easy will try during the hols. Thanx


I can't understand why you were not given a five rating on this, Chef Elaine. This is a perfect basic cake foundation mix.
Chef P


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you won't get mad if we add something to the cake mix, will ya?
i will post a lemon pudding tart!!


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