Name: Plain Cake
Yield: 12 eight-inch layers or 9 nine-inch layers or 12 dozen cup cakes
Cuisine: null
Ingredients: 10 2/3 cup flour, (2 pounds, 10 2/3 ounces); 5 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder, (2 ounces); 2 teaspoon salt; 2 cup shortening, (1 pound); 1 tablespoon vanilla; 1 1/2 quart sugar, (3 pounds); 8 eggs; 1 pint evaporated milk; 1 pint water, mixed with evaporated milk

Plain Cake

Yield: 12 eight-inch layers or 9 nine-inch layers or 12 dozen cup cakes

Ingredients

10 2/3 cup flour, (2 pounds, 10 2/3 ounces)
5 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder, (2 ounces)
2 teaspoon salt
2 cup shortening, (1 pound)
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 1/2 quart sugar, (3 pounds)
8 eggs
1 pint evaporated milk
1 pint water, mixed with evaporated milk

Directions

Sift flour, then measure.
Resift with baking powder and salt.
Cream shortening and vanilla thoroughly.
Add sugar and continue creaming until light and fluffy.
Beat in the eggs.
Add dry ingredients alternately with diluted milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
Pour into greased layer cake or muffin pans.
Bake in a moderate oven (375f) about 25 minutes.
Orange or pineapple cup cakes variation: use orange or pineapple juice in place of the water; no soda is necessary; omit vanilla and use grated orange rind.

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Plain Cake

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See Also

Chocolate Cake

Doughnuts II

Griddle Cakes

Muffins

Spice Cake