Basic 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 Cake

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This is a very old but trusted layer cake recipe. It uses basic items found in almost any pantry.

Prep
14 min
Cook
42 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch round pans.
  2. 2 Beat butter and 1 cup sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color.
  3. 3 In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks well, then add to butter mixture.
  4. 4 Sift together flour and baking powder. Add alternately with the milk to the butter-sugar mixture. Beat well. Add vanilla.
  5. 5 Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Add 1 cup sugar to the egg whites. Fold into cake batter. Divide evenly into prepared pans.
  6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

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