Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 piece)
  • Calories:
  • 253
  • Fat:
  • 9 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 2 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 26 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 237 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 39 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 3 g


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Dinette Cake

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IT ONLY TAKES MINUTES to get this cake into the oven. It's one of my favorite desserts. I love serving this treat to guests, and it's also one of my grandchildren frequently request I make for them. -Margaret Sanders, Indianapolis, Indiana

SERVINGS: 8-9

CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Fresh fruit or ice cream, optional

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl, beat the sugar, milk, oil, egg and vanilla until blended. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to sugar mixture until blended.
    Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Serve with fruit or ice cream if desired. Yield: 8-9 servings. Editor's Note: Pieces of cake can be wrapped individually and frozen. Then thaw for a quick dessert.


  • Re: Dinette Cake

    I remember making this cake as a young girl, under my mother's guidance. This recipe was in my mother's Betty Crocker cookbook, which she passed down to me. Spread with homemade chocolate frosting, it's a divine treat!

    Joscy
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