Basic One Layer White Cake
By
Linda Rider
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When split, this cake can be filled with cream for Boston Cream Pie, or Lemon Curd for a nice spring dessert
Ingredients
- 1 c
- sugar
- 1/4 tsp
- salt
- 1/4 c
- butter, room temperature
- 1
- egg
- 1/2 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 c
- all purpose flour
- 1/2 Tbsp
- baking powder
- 3/4 c
- milk
How to Make Basic One Layer White Cake
- 1Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease and dust with flour a single 9-inch round cake pan for a single layer cake. Dust two if you are doubling the recipe for a layer cake.
- 21. Cream the sugar, salt, and shortening together. Add the egg and beat until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla.
- 32. In another bowl, mix the flour and baking powder together.
- 43. Add about one-third of the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and mix briefly. Add about one-third of the milk and mix. Continue twice more with the remaining flour and milk. Do not over mix. Scrape the batter into the pan.
- 54. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the cake tests done with a toothpick.
Let the cake rest in the pan for about five minutes and then remove it to a wire rack to continue cooling.
About Basic One Layer White Cake
Course/Dish: Cakes
