This is our favorite yellow cake recipe. I usually don’t get to put any icing on before it is gone.
Original recipe makes 1 -9×13 inch cake
Ingredients
1 cup shortening
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups milk
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 x 13 inch pan.
- Cream together shortening and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Mix well. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until cake tests done. Cool.
Nutrition
Calories: 214 kcal
Carbohydrates: 28.7 g
Cholesterol: 37 mg
Fat: 9.9 g
Fiber: 0.4 g
Protein: 3.1 g
Sodium: 177 mg