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350 F |
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1 cup butter (2 sticks) 2 cups sugar |
Soften the butter in the microwave for 20 seconds on the lowest setting- do not melt. Beat together with sugar.
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4 eggs |
Separate the egg yolks. Reserve the whites in a small mixing bowl. Add the yolks to the batter.
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3 cups flour 3 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt
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Sift together. Add and mix. |
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1 cup milk 2 tsp vanilla
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Add and mix. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. |
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Egg whites (from above) |
In a seperate small bowl or glass measuring cup, beat the egg whites until stiff. Add to the batter and gently stir together until blended. Pour the batter into a tube cake pan or two round layer pans. Bake one hour at 350 F. Test for doneness with a toothpick. It may need another 5 minutes until the toothpick comes out clean.
Cool completely and frost with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.
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Granny Hehn made this cake for every birthday in the family. Her recipe card was titled “1,2,3,4 Cake”. Note the measurements on the ingredients and you will see why!