Super Simple White Cake
By gwenmerrill
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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ cup milk
- 2 ½ cup flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. lemon or vanilla
Details
Level of difficulty Average
Cost Average budget
Preparation
Step 1
Cream sugar, shortening, and egg yolks. Add milk and flour alternately. Add baking powder, salt, and flavoring. Beat egg whites until stiff and add last. Add chopped nuts, if desired. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes.
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Ingredients
- 2 large water or soda bottles (empty)
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 sticks butter
- 6 eggs
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
Method
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Ready 2 large plastic bottles, cleaned and dried.
- Add 1 cup of flour to each bottle.
- Add 1/2 cup of sugar to each.
- Melt butter, then add equal halves to each bottle.
- Add 6 eggs, 3 in each.
- Add 1/2 tbsp of baking powder to each.
- Add 1/2 cup of heavy cream to each.
- Shake the bottles thoroughly until the contents are well mixed.
- In one of the bottles only, add the cocoa powder.
- Beginning with the cocoa powder mixture, add a dolop of batter to the center of a circular
- baking tin. Do the same with the other mixture, placing the dolop directly in the center of the previous one.
- Continue with alternating additions of each mixture until all batter is used and the tin is full.
- Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
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