Nickey's Simple Yellow Cake

Name: Nickey's Simple Yellow Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups cake flour; 1 (4 ounce) box vanilla instant pudding mix; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon sea salt; 3/4 cup butter; 1/4 cup shortening; 1 cup sugar; 3 large eggs; 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1 cup milk; 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted; 1/2 cup butter; 1/2 cup shortening; 1/4 cup half-half cream; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Submitted by marisk

"An easy, very basic cake; I don't think you can hurt it. I've tried it with different extracts, alone and in combination, with candie sprinkles in it, and with cookie crumbs (Nickey's icebox butter cookie) layered on the bottom, incorporated within, and sprinkled on top ... all turned out fine:) Thinking of trying it without the pudding mix to see how that turns out."

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Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 15
Serves:: 12

ingredients

CAKE
2 cups cake flour
1 (4 ounce) box vanilla instant pudding mix
2 teaspoons baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon sea salt
³⁄₄ cup butter
¹⁄₄ cup shortening
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup milk
GLAZE (1 cup)
1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
¹⁄₂ cup butter
¹⁄₂ cup shortening
¹⁄₄ cup half-half cream
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease and flour a 13x9 inch pan.
In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, pudding mix and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs, one at a time; then add vanilla.
Slowly beat in the flour and the milk (Start with 1/3 of the flour mix, then 1/2 the milk, another 1/3 of the flour mix, the remaining milk, then the rest of the flour mix. Thoroughly combine without overmixing.
Bake in 350 degree F for 30-35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool for 10-15 minutes before removing to place on cooling rack.
GLAZE: Beat the butter and shortening together, in a large bowl. Add the vanilla. Slowly add the cream until you get the desired consistency. Get a different 'look' by using food coloring :) Drizzle on cake.

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I didn't want to make a big cake so I searched for a simple scratch cake. I cut this recipe in half (but used two full eggs since it was easier) to make just one cake pan. It smelled so good that we cut into it while it was still a little warm. WOW!!! It was wonderful. Moist, rich in flavor, great texture, on and on! Thank you Marisk for this great recipe!

CMarsh6744

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marisk

honolulu, HI

Aloha! I just recently started spending more time in the kitchen and am learning that cooking and baking can be fun as well as challenging. My favorite cookbook resources are my 'gourmet' sister and the very patient and generous Ohana of Zaar. Mahalo nui loa! My rating system: The first time I try a recipe, I follow the instructions as given; if I do a little tweaking, I keep that in mind when rating. It's not right to rate lower because of something I did or didn't do. ***** ... Excellent! Tasted great with/without tweaking. ****  ... Loved It! Tasted great with/without tweaking. No stars ... May be an excellent recipe but I was unable to get it to work for me. May or may not try again later. We don't all have the same taste preferences. I've found recipes with lots of five stars that just didn't work for me and some with less that I thought were great. Thank you All for sharing!

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