One - Two - Three - Four Cake II Recipe
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One - Two - Three - Four Cake II

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"This is a very old recipe. It uses basic items found in most any pantry."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (25)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 3 - 9 inch round pans
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 3 cups cake flour
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 4 egg whites
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9 inch round pans.
  2. In a large bowl, cream butter and 1 cup of the sugar. In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks well, then add to butter mixture.
  3. Sift together flour and baking powder. Add alternately with the milk to the butter-sugar mixture. Beat well. Add vanilla.
  4. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Add 1 cup sugar to the egg whites. Fold into cake batter.
  5. Divide evenly into three prepared 9 inch round pans. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 143 | Total Fat: 5.8g | Cholesterol: 37mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2003 by HallWitter   view full review
mmmm... this is a wonderful cake, & one of my new favorites, I put chocolate icing on...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2003 by JerseyJoJo   view full review
Excellent white cake recipe! After eating this, you'll never want to make another box cake...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2003 by mickie   view full review
This is a really great cake. My family loved it. It's easy to make and taste rich and light....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 9, 2009 by Doughgirl8 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I really liked this recipe for a classic yellow cake. I let my ingredients come up to room...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2003 by DOCAMY   view full review
Although easy and relatively quick, the cake was dry and had little flavor. We did not like...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 21, 2011 by metread Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This is a very good, very easy recipe. I baked mini cupcakes, for about 7-8 minutes, till just...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 1, 2009 by JAMJMine   view full review
This was one of the best cakes I've ever made. Frosted with milk chocolate frosting (sift...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2007 by KEZ   view full review
I used this recipe for my dad's birthday cake and filled it with lemon icing also from this...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 24, 2006 by EVILBEE   view full review
What a very soft cake! I used a little extra vanilla and stirred in bittersweet chocolate...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 22, 2008 by Indiana Peggy   view full review
How does this cake make 36 servings??

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