Busy Day Cake

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Mom's recipe

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Grease and lightly flour a 9x9 inch baking pan.

Step 2

Place shortening in a small mixer bowl. Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. This easy one-bowl method does not require creaming the shortening.

Step 3

Add half the milk, the egg, and vanilla. Use a liquid measuring cup for the milk so you can easily see when you've added half of it.

Step 4

Mix at low speed of electric mixer till blended. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. At the end of this time, the mixture will be thick and smooth as shown.

Step 5

Beat in remaining milk. Beat 2 minutes more at medium speed.

Step 6

When the mixing is completed, the cake batter will be smooth and fairly tick

Step 7

Turn batter into prepared pan. Bake in a 375 oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean.