1-2-3-4 Cake

Name: 1-2-3-4 Cake
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup (240 g / 8.5 oz) butter; 1 cup (240 ml / 8.1 oz) milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups (450 g / 16 oz) white granulated sugar; 3 cups (400 g / 14 oz) all-purpose flour; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 3 pinches of salt; 4 eggs

This is a traditional American recipe for a 1-2-3-4 cake, a simple form of yellow cake. The name comes from the volumetric ratio of butter to sugar, flour, and eggs.

80 min · serves 8

Ingredients

1 cup (240 g / 8.5 oz) butter
1 cup (240 ml / 8.1 oz) milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups (450 g / 16 oz) white granulated sugar
3 cups (400 g / 14 oz) all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
3 pinches of salt
4 eggs

Steps

Preheat oven to 175 °C (350 °F)
Cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
Beat in the vanilla and eggs, one at a time, ensuring the batter is well mixed after each egg.
Gradually sift in the dry ingredients, alternating with small additions of the milk.
Transfer to a greased and floured baking pan.
Bake at 175 °C (350 °F), until a skewer inserted shows no moist crumbs.

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Adapted from “1-2-3-4 Cake” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.