Baking

Make Your Own Yellow Cake Mix

Make a homemade yellow cake mix from pantry staples and keep it in a quart jar. Just add eggs, water and vanilla, then bake a tender cake.

Make Your Own Yellow Cake Mix

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A homemade yellow cake mix of cake flour, dry milk, sugar and shortening, stored in a quart jar. Add eggs, water and vanilla when you are ready to bake a 9×13 cake or two rounds.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
CourseDessert
CuisineAmerican
Servings12 servings
Calories290

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/3 cups (9.3 ounces) cake flour
  • 1/3 cup nonfat dry milk
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon shortening

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • pint jars
  • 9×13-inch pan
  • 8-inch round pan

Directions
 

  1. Weigh the flour and put it in a mixing bowl.
  2. Add the dry milk, baking powder, salt, and sugar, and stir to blend.
  3. Work in the shortening until the mixture looks like fine crumbs.
  4. Mix well and keep in a 1-quart jar.
  5. Use a dry-erase marker to label the jar.

Notes

To bake: 2 eggs, 1 cup water, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 jar mix. Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine eggs, water, vanilla, and the mix; mix well. Pour into a greased and floured 9×13-inch dish or two greased and floured 8-inch round pans. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on a rack about 10 minutes, remove from pan, and cool completely before frosting or glazing.

Nutrition

Serving: 71g | Calories: 290kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4.2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2.7g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 292mg | Potassium: 72mg | Fiber: 0.7g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 1.4mg

Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, as cooked, 12 servings from the whole mix with 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; plus 1 tablespoon shortening counted as vegetable shortening. Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.


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