Four Egg Yellow Cake Recipe
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Four Egg Yellow Cake

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"This is our favorite yellow cake recipe. I usually don't get to put any icing on before it is gone."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (475)

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Original Recipe Yield 1 -9x13 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

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 x 13 inch pan.
  2. Cream together shortening and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Mix well. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  4. Bake for 45 minutes, or until cake tests done. Cool.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 214 | Total Fat: 9.9g | Cholesterol: 37mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 17, 2007 by Cookinginflorida   view full review
I've made this cake 9-10 times and only came here to print off a clean copy. I'm shocked by...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 31, 2009 by naples34102 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Perfect, just as I was hoping it would be when I saw that this recipe called for shortening...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 10, 2007 by April A.   view full review
Very delicious. I've been looking for a good recipe using all-purpose flour (instead of cake...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 3, 2007 by VENUS C. BANKS   view full review
FOR ANY ONE THAT GAVE THIS RECIPE 4STARS OR LESS. USE TWO STICKS OF BUTTER INSTEAD OF...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 8, 2007 by Lori   view full review
Finally the moist cake I've been looking for-I used all butter and made my own chocolate...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 27, 2007 by Nelliehaw   view full review
This is an 'award winning' recipe! I've been making it for the past 2 year and this summer...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 10, 2010 by Jillian Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Wonderful, easy yellow cake recipe! I used half butter and half butter-flavored shortening...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2006 by realitygirl00   view full review
This is the first time I have ever made a cake w/o using a box. I did however read over other...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 6, 2007 by Jen in GA   view full review
I did not have a box of yellow cake mix, so decided to try this as I had the ingredients on...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2007 by JANETO2   view full review
This is the perfect basic yellow cake recipe. Light and fluffy, yet moist. It has excellent...

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