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Your next cake will be tasty AND beautiful if you follow the baking, frosting, and icing tips and tricks in this Howcast video series.
You Will Need
- ½ lb. butter, plus more for pan
- 3 c. all purpose flour, plus more for pan
- ½ c. vegetable shortening
- 3 c. sugar
- 5 eggs
- ½ tsp. fine salt
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- 1 c. milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Whipped cream
- Fruit
- 10-inch Bundt pan
- Mixer
Steps
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Step 1
Preheat oven
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Then grease and flour the pan and set it aside.
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Step 2
Mix together
Use your mixer to cream the butter and shortening together in one of the mixing bowls.
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Step 3
Add ingredients
Slowly add the sugar. Then add the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each one.
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Step 4
Stir ingredients
Mix the flour, salt, and baking powder in the other bowl. Slowly stir this mixture into the butter mixture, alternating with adding the milk.
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Begin and end with the flour mixture, adding milk in between.
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Step 5
Add vanilla
Add the vanilla extract and mix well. Then pour the batter into the pan and bake for 60 to 90 minutes.
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Step 6
Insert toothpick
Insert a toothpick into the center of the cake. When it comes out clean, the cake is done.
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Step 7
Cool pan
Allow the pan to cool for 10 minutes. Then slice the cake and top it with whipped cream and your favorite fruit.
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Vanilla is one of the most expensive crops to produce because of the labor-intensive cultivation and curing processes.
