a recipe for a simple white cake?

Question

Would somebody do me a favor and post a recipe here for a simple white cake? I'd like to cook one for my girlfriend's birthday, but I think if I use "Betty Crocker's Super-Moist White" it will kind of take the romance out of it.

So it's gotta be your simple, basic cake: how does one cook one? All I'd like to do is add some frosting and some candles.

I have a few cookbooks that have recipes for cakes, but they always complicate the issue by adding something complicated or unusual to the cake.

So if somebody would please tell me how to cook a simple, no-frills, basic cake, please!

Answer 1

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup milk

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x9 inch pan or line a muffin pan with paper liners.
In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Finally stir in the milk until batter is smooth. Pour or spoon batter into the prepared pan.
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven. For cupcakes, bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cake is done when it springs back to the touch.

or maybe you will like this more... i make this and its delicous i even bake some my grandma..

Simple White Cake
A basic white cake, to top with your choice of frosting, glaze, fruit, etc.

45 min 20 min prep
Change to: layer cakes US Metric
3/4 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
5 egg whites

Cream shortening, gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed with an electric mixer.
Combine four, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, begin and end with flour. Mix after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
Beat egg whites ( at room temp.) until stiff peaks form. gently fold into batter.
Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans. Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes, remove from pans, cool completely on wire rack. Frost as desired

Answer 2

I got this recipe out of a very old Betty Crocker Cookbook. Hope it helps.

Happy Cake

1/2 cup shortening
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
3/4 cup milk
Add all together then beat for 2 minutes
Add
1/4 cup milk
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla and beat for 1 minute more.

Bake in a 9X13X2 pan for 30 minutes at 375

Answer 3

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Answer 4

40 min 10 min prep
Change to: servings US Metric
2/3 cup butter
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups milk (approximate amount)


Preheat oven to 375F degrees.
Mix butter& sugar until fluffy.
Add eggs& vanilla.
Add flour, little by little.
Add baking powder& salt.
Add milk, little by little until consistency is right.
Pour in a 9x13 or cupcake pan, lightly greased/sprayed& floured.
Bake for 30-33 minutes or until toothpick inserted into middle comes out clean.

Answer 5

40 min 10 min prep
Change to: servings US Metric
2/3 cup butter
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups milk (approximate amount)


1. Preheat oven to 375F degrees.
2. Mix butter& sugar until fluffy.
3. Add eggs& vanilla.
4. Add flour, little by little.
5. Add baking powder& salt.
6. Add milk, little by little until consistency is right.
7. Pour in a 9x13 or cupcake pan, lightly greased/sprayed& floured.
9. Bake for 30-33 minutes or until toothpick inserted into middle comes out clean.


GOOD LUCK .... HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE A BLAST

Answer 6

Aww, you are so nice. Wish I had a BF who would make me a cake from scratch for my birthday. Try searching on bettycrocker.com -- all of their recipes are very easy to make, no weird or exotic ingredients.

Answer 7

Just go to this website:
http://www.allrecipes.com
here you can explore any recipe you want.
or try these sites if you want more:
http://www.epicurious.com
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes
http://www.recipesource.com
http://www.kraftfoods.com
http://www.copykat.com
http://www.foodtv.com
http://www.cooking.com/recipes

Good luck and hope this helps.

Answer 8

I sure hope your g/f appreciates you and the cake. Your efforts should be rewarded...

Answer 9

here you go. =D
http://cake.allrecipes.com/az/SmplWhtCk.asp

Answer 10

google.com