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Basic Yellow Cake

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Yield: 8-10 slices

This basic recipe is great for coconut cakes, chocolate cakes, and is easy to fix.

  • 2 cups self-rising flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour your cake pan.

Sift together flour and sugar in bowl; set aside. Melt vegetable shortening, cool, then beat in eggs. Stir in milk and vanilla.

Add sugar/flour mixture to egg mixture; mix well and pour into cake pan. Bake for 20-23 minutes until golden brown.

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