How Do You Make A Cheap Cake?
With some basic, inexpensive ingredients, you can make a plain yellow cake which can be “dressed” for any occasion by choosing a different flavor of frosting. Making this cake from scratch saves money over buying a cake mix. Plus it tastes great. It’s so delicious and moist. Sometimes plain is best! • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F /190 degrees C. • Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. • Add sugar and butter to mixing bowl and beat well. Mixture will appear dry and crumbly. • Add egg and beat again. • Add vanilla and mix into egg mixture. • Add milk and beat into batter. At this point, the mixture will appear liquidy. (It’s traditional to mix the milk in in two or three stages, alternating with the baking powder and flour in the next step.) • Mix together the baking powder and flour and add them gently, taking care not to stir too vigorously at this stage to make a tender cake batter. • Pour into a greased 9 x 13-inch baking pan. • Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Insert a to
