Large White Birthday Cake Recipe
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Large White Birthday Cake

By: Carol 
"I recently made this cake for a friend's birthday, and it is an old recipe from the 1950's. Sprinkle with coconut and chopped maraschino cherries if you wish."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 2.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (14)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 9 x 13 inch cake
 

Ingredients

  • 3 cups sifted cake flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 5 egg yolk, beaten
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups milk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch pan.
  2. Sift together cake flour, baking powder, and salt.
  3. In a large bowl, combine shortening, sugar, yolks, and vanilla; beat with mixer. Add sifted flour mixture alternately with milk in three parts; continue to beat until just blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  4. Bake for about 35 minutes. Remove from pan, and cool on a wire rack. Ice with Fluffy Boiled Icing. Sprinkle with coconut and chopped maraschino cherries if you wish.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 226 | Total Fat: 7.5g | Cholesterol: 58mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 2.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 2, 2003 by BREENAYE   view full review
This cake is very delicious. It came out just right. I iced it with the Wedding Cake Icing on...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 2.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 5, 2004 by PAMELA26   view full review
I've baked this cake twice in the past 2 months. Once for my son's 2nd birthday and one for...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 2.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 13, 2004 by BASAL   view full review
Favor was good, but it did come out a little dry. Next time I will try substituting drained...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 2.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 6, 2007 by Jennifer   view full review
the cake was very delicious. but when i made it, it sunk in the middle. so i tried it again,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 2.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 18, 2009 by Jake   view full review
very good cake, a little heavy- extremely soft, everyone loved this cake
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2007 by Stephanie   view full review
Maybe i did something wrong because this cake was dry and I did not care for the taste; maybe...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 2.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 15, 2005 by CARISSAULVESTAD   view full review
This cake was great. It was just perfect topped with crushed strawberries! Yes it is a little...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 2.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2009 by Kristi Council   view full review
Absolutely wonderful! I substituted soy milk for the regular milk and it still turned out great!
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 2.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 7, 2007 by nealkel   view full review
Normally, I use a regular cake mix with a few extra ingredients and LOVE it, but since I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 28, 2004 by DJHILL2   view full review
This cake was dry and not very tasty. I will not bake this one again.

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