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Useful Cake
Basic white cake base that can be used to create many variations
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This recipe was handed down from Ivy Brittsan.
Useful cake was named for its purpose. This cake has a good but mild
flavor and was used for everything from wedding cakes to specialty cakes
with fillings. Add flavorings, fillings, garnishes or whatever meets your
fancy. Also good simply iced. |
| Quantity |
Ingredients |
Preparation Notes |
| 1 1/2 Cups |
Flour |
- Cream sugar and shortening
- Add eggs and vanilla
- Add milk
- Add baking powder and salt
- Mix in flour
- Bake in layer cake greased and floured pans you
like at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out
clean and cake has pulled away from the sides of the pan
- Ice, garnish or fill in any way you like.
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| 3/4 Cup |
Shortening |
| 2 |
Eggs beaten |
| 1 1/2 Cups |
Milk |
| 2 1/4 Cups |
Flour |
| 3 tsp |
Baking Powder |
| 1 tsp |
Vanilla |
| 1 tsp |
Salt |
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