Old-Fashioned Yellow Cake
This makes a perfect cake for a special dinner for two. I have made lots of cakes and this one is easy. There have been many suppers for two since our family has grown and flown the nest. —Diane Still, Monroe, Georgia
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup 2% milk
- PENUCHE FROSTING:
- 2 tablespoons butter, cubed
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons 2% milk
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
Reviews
The cake was delicious. Can't go wrong with homemade. But the glaze was very strange. It's a caramel base, and caramel is a very strong flavor for cake to begin with, but then the white sugar is added to the mix while lukewarm, so it never melts properly, giving it a gritty texture. So off-putting texture and overpowering flavor. I've never made penuche frosting before, so maybe that's how it's supposed to be or maybe I did it wrong. Idk. In my opinion, caramel is more appropriately paired with ice cream.
Mmm, not bad. I was looking for quick and easy and not too much. Did not alter the recipe except to bake in in a Corelle square baking dish. Well, my baking powder is a few months past best by date. So, it's only a thin little cake, but moist and tasty anyway. I don't mind a little crunch around the edges of this kind of cake. I made a simple buttercream frosting for it.
Okay. I remade the cake with greasing and flouring the pan first. It worked like a charm. No sticking. Oh, I also used butter instead of shortening. I think it will be perfect for my small dinner party tonight.
Easy recipe. I enjoyed the cake but I think next time I would try a different frosting. I will make again.
I just made this cake. I tweaked it a little by using salted butter instead of shortening and I only used 1/3 C of sugar as I don't like real sweet things and 1/2c would be too sweet for me. I also added a little lemon flavoring as well as vanilla. For the icing I used semi-sweet dark chocolate, a little butter and a little milk.......it made a nice glossy, glazy icing. OMG! Perfect!! Nice and buttery with just the right amount of sweet. This cake is great when you don't want a big cake...just a little something to satisfy a craving. I give it 5 stars making it my way : - )
I have never made a cake from scratch before, so after hours of searching for scratch recipes, I came across this one because of the great reviews. And I LOVED it. It gets 5 stars, but it does have a slightly floury taste. Not too sure if it is from the flour or the shortening giving it a powder sort of taste. This recipe will be added to my favorites and I can't wait to use it again. I used the cake to make a pineapple upside-down cake.
This is a good cake. I may double the recipe to make a larger cake next time. The flavor is very good. Instead of frosting the cake, I served it with a scoop of ice cream and fresh strawberries.
I just made this and it is good.
A family hit. Nice size for a little family treat. No adjustments, simple and basic ingredients. This recipe is a keeper.
Great made from scratch yellow cake.