cake mix

cake mix

• lipsantos 15 years ago
  What ingredients can I use in place of a cake mix? Lots of good recipes start with a cake mix. What basic ingredients should I use to basically make a cake mix "from scratch" so that I can go ahead and make the recipe? Thanks in advance for your help!
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• lor 15 years ago said:
  Basic Yellow Cake
  From Carroll Pellegrinelli,
  
  The following recipe makes a moist yellow cake recipe from scratch.
  
  Ingredients:
  
  2 cups cake flour
  2 teaspoons baking powder
  1/2 teaspoon salt
  1/2 cup butter, softened
  1 cup sugar
  3 large eggs, room temperature
  2 teaspoons vanilla
  3/4 cup milk
  
  Preparation:
  Preheat oven to 350°F.
  Grease and flour 2 9-inch cake pans.
  In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt with a wire whisk.
  Cream butter and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy.
  Beat in eggs, one at a time.
  Add vanilla and mix until completely combined.
  Slowly add flour alternately with milk.
  At end of addition batter should be smooth.
  Divide between 2 pans.
  Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
  Cool 5 minutes in pan, then invert onto a rack and cool completely before frosting.
  For a 9 x 13 pan - Baked at 350 degrees F. for 30 to 38 minutes.
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