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Birthday Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Carol PHOTO BY: armywife

"Here is a birthday cake, it is practical and at the same time it can be made fancy with Decorator Frosting (found on our site). One or more layers can be tinted by adding food coloring."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 12 stars. This recipe average a 2.5 star rating.
Read Reviews (9)
PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  1 Hr
READY IN  1 Hr 30 Min
Original recipe yield 1 - 8 inch layer cake

SERVINGS

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 1/2 cups butter
  • 2 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 7 egg yolks
  • 4 1/2 cups cake flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 3/4 cups milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8 inch round pans.
  2. Sift flour before measuring; resift with salt and baking powder at least twice more.
  3. Beat egg yolks until very thick and pale - approximately 5 minutes with a mixer on high speed.
  4. In a large bowl, cream butter or margarine and sugar. Blend in eggs. Fold sifted mixture, alternately with milk, into creamed mixture. Stir in vanilla. Pour batter into prepared pans.
  5. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until cake springs back when touched. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Turn out, and cool on wire rack. Frost with Decorator Frosting.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 20, 2003 by AUDREYRW
This is the worst cake I ever tasted. It tasted like cornbread. It was too salty and heavy.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2003 by MCZANNY
Much too heavy and tasteless MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2004 by CAROLINELEZZA
This is the single worst recipe I've ever gotten from this website - the recipes are usually... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2003 by LUV2DECORATEHI
has the texture of cornbread. did not like at all. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 16, 2003 by FRED41
wonderful recipe, my family loved it and i didn't have to fuss over it so much. Thanks. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 3, 2004 by GENEVIEVESP
I made this for my mom for her birthday and now I feel bad because I worked hard on it. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 8, 2003 by ALEX NEWTON
Ill. tasted like banana bread only it didn't have bananas and it wasn't bread. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 3, 2007 by AEENJOY
GREAT! After reading all the bad reviews, I was really wary of the recipe but ended up trying... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2004 by CARRIEBWALSH
Should have read the other reviews first. Terrible. Like unsweetened pound cake, only yuckier.... MORE


 
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