Yellow Cake

Very simple, light, and yummy cake, anyone can make it. This one vanilla cake recipe for many different flavors is a real treat to any baker. You need one basic recipe to create many different flavors of orange, lemon, strawberry, coconut, dried fruits and nuts, apple cinnamon, brown sugar cake, and more...... Any kind of frosting, glaze, syrup, or caramel sauce...... Most cakes, cookies, muffins, and scones are all made from the same ingredients: flour, sugar, butter, salt, eggs, (whether baking soda and/or baking powder), milk, etc... Yet even though most baked baked products contain the same basic ingredients, you can combine them in different amounts and in different ways to make a cake instead of muffins, or a quick bread instead of a cookie. There are many ways you can combine basic baking ingredients to achieve the desired results, and those results aren't just depending on the recipe in front of you, but also on your baking techniques and mixing methods.

INGREDIENTS

3 cups Self-Rising Flour
4 Eggs
1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
3 tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
3 large tbsp. Powdered Milk
1 Lemon Zest
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/2 cup Water
3 tbsp. Rum

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease the cake pan with softened butter and dust it with flour

Separate the egg yolks from egg whites.

Use an electric mixer to whisk egg whites until very fluffy. Set aside.

In another bowl, cream together egg yolks, sugar, and vegetable oil for 3 minutes until fluffy and light yellow.

Gradually, and on medium speed, add the dry ingredients to the egg yolk mixture, flour, baking powder, milk powder, vanilla, lemon zest, salt, water, and 3 tablespoons of Rum, (brandy or whiskey are also great). Speed up the mixer to a higher speed while adding the water, the batter should be smooth and completely combined but avoid overmixing.

Add the egg whites to the cake mixture folding carefully with a spatula to bring them together.

Spoon the cake batter into the prepared cake pan.

Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes, or until the top is firm to the touch and a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean and the cake turns to a golden brown.

Allow cake to cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before inverting onto a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting or decorating…