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1-2-3-4 Cake
This is a traditional American recipe for a 1-2-3-4 cake, a simple form of yellow cake. The name comes from the volumetric ratio of butter to sugar, flour, and eggs.
Ingredients
ServingsOriginal: Serves 8–10 (calculated as 8)
- butter, 240 g / 8.5 oz1 cup
- milk, 240 ml / 8.1 oz1 cup
- vanilla extract1 tsp
- white granulated sugar, 450 g / 16 oz2 cup
- all-purpose flour, 400 g / 14 oz3 cup
- baking powder3 tsp
- salt3 pinch
- egg4
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 6 steps
Preheat oven to 175 °C (350 °F)
Cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
Beat in the vanilla and eggs, one at a time, ensuring the batter is well mixed after each egg.
Gradually sift in the dry ingredients, alternating with small additions of the milk.
Transfer to a greased and floured baking pan.
Bake at 175 °C (350 °F), until a skewer inserted shows no moist crumbs.
