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1-2-3-4 Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 cups cake flour
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond extract (if making pound cake)
Directions:
Directions:
Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat on medium speed of electric mixer for 10 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture, alternately with milk and flavorings. Bake in a bundt pan for 1 hour and 25 minutes at 375º for pound cake style.

Cake can also be baked in 3-4 layers at 375º for 20-25 minutes and then frosted with Penuche frosting (recipe follows)
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
"This cake is very good if you make into 3-4 layers and frost with penuche frosting. Mother always made this at Christmas when I was a little girl." ~Betty Alford

 

 

 

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