Busy Day Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In an 8-inch square baking pan, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Make a well in center of flour mixture and add oil, vanilla, vinegar, and water. Whisk until well combined. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. , Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean., Meanwhile, combine topping ingredients. Spread over warm cake. Broil 3-5 minutes or until golden brown.

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar.
• Add egg.
• Sift in flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add milk and vanilla. Mix well.
• Put in a greased 9x9 pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees until done. (toothpick inserted comes out clean). Start checking at 20 minutes. I haven't made this in a while, so I'm not sure. If it looks done enough to check with the toothpick at 20 minutes, then by all means, check it. It may take up to 30 minutes to bake.

Steps:

• Grease and lightly flour a 9x9x2-inch baking pan and set aside.
• Place shortening in small mixer bowl, add flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Add half the milk, the egg and vanilla.
• Mix at low speed of electric mixer till blended, beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
• Scrape sides of bowl, beat in remaining milk and beat 2 minutes more at medium speed.
• Turn into prepared pan.
• Bake in 375°F oven for 25 to 30 minutes or till wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack. Frost with desired frosting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 3 (8 inch) pans. Sift together the flour, 1/2 cup cocoa, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and cane syrup until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with 2/3 cup milk, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. Frost between layers, on top and sides with Easy Chocolate Frosting.
• To make Easy Chocolate Frosting: In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 cup cocoa and 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Remove from heat. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and continue beating until spreading consistency is achieved. Beat in vanilla.