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Make Your Own Yellow Cake Mix

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cake mix in a jar, from scratch cake mix, homemade cake mix, yellow cake mix
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 12 servings
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 9x13 cake or two rounds.

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

Directions

  • Weigh the flour and put it in a mixing bowl.
  • Add the dry milk, baking powder, salt, and sugar, and stir to blend.
  • Work in the shortening until the mixture looks like fine crumbs.
  • Mix well and keep in a 1-quart jar.
  • 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 9x13-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.