Basic 1234 Cake Recipe

A Quick, easy, and delicious recipe

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 12 people

Calories 126 kcal

Equipment

1 electric mixer hand mixer or stand mixer
Measuring cups 1 cup, 2 cups, and 3 cups are the sizes needed for this cake recipe
Measuring spoons 1/8 tsp., 1/2 tsp. , and 1 tsp. are the sizes needed
1 Baking Sheet grease the baking pan well. Make sure to also grease the sides and the corners of the pan are also, greased well.
1 medium bowl
1 large bowl if you are using a hand mixer
1 rubber spatula
1 offset spatula
1 large spoon to scoop batter out on to the prepred pans
1 dessert strainer to sprinkle the powdered sugar on top of the yellow cake
1 wire whisk to whisk the dry ingredients to add air for a lighter finished cake

Ingredients

1 cup softened butter
2 cups sugar I use organic golden sugar for this cake
3 cups all purpose flour I use King Arthur Measure to Measure Gluten Free flour. Can be purchased at the food store in the baking aisle
4 eggs room temperature I use organic eggs for this recipe
1/8 tsp. baking powder I use organic baking powder
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract I use high quality organic vanilla extract
1 drop whole milk
1/4 cup Ghirardelli semi sweet chips this is optional
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice this is optional
1 tbsp. confectioner sugar

Instructions

Â Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f
Grease your sheet pan well making sure to grease the sides and the corners of the cake pan well
After measuring out the three cups of flour and baking powder and 1 tsp of pumpkin pie spice add them to a medium bowl and whisk together.
This will add a bit of air to make a light cake batter.
Next in a large bowl using an electric mixer cream the cup of 1 cup butter and the 2 cups sugar until well combined.
Start the mixer on low speed and move to high speed until well combined. This should look smooth and light yellow.
Now, add the room temperature eggs one at a time. Make sure to combine each egg well after adding each one to the mixture to the 1-2-3-4 cak mixture
Slowly add a large spoonful of the flour one spoonful at a time to the butter mixture. Mix it just until combined. I do this on the low speed which is stirring on my mixer.
Remember to stop the mixer and scrape down the sides to the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula
Now add the last of the flour and the chocolate chips and stir by hand making sure to get any loose flour from the bottom of the bowl.
Yes, I do this every time I bake even though I use a stand mixer.
When finished use a large spoon and scoop the yellow cake mixture onto the prepared pan.
Using an offset spatula spread the cake batter evenly until the pan is completely covered.
Bake this cake in the center of the oven on the middle rack for 30-40 minutes.
My cake recipe, my baking time was 35 minutes.
When the timer goes off remove the pan from the oven.
Allow the cake to cool completely.
Lastly, sprinkle the top of the cooled cake with 1 tablespoon of confectioner sugar. Use a small mesh stainer or shaker can.

Notes

Basic 1234 Cake Recipe

Making this Cake

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f

Grease your sheet pan well making sure to grease the sides and the corners of the cake pan well

Ingredients for the cake — ingredients for the basic 1234 cake recipe

After measuring out the three cups of flour, baking powder and pumpkin pie spice add them to a medium bowl and whisk together. This will add a bit of air to make a light cake batter.

Organic pumpkin pie spice — organic pumpkin pie spice

Next in a large bowl using an electric mixer or the bowl of a stand mixer cream the cup of butter and the cups of sugar until well combined. Begin on low and continue on high speed to combine. This should look smooth and light yellow.

sugar and butter mixture getting combined

Next step, slowly add a large spoonful of the flour mixture one spoonful at a time to the butter mixture. Mix it just until combined. I do this on the low speed which is stirring on my mixer

scrapping down the side of the bowl — scraping down the sides of the bowl

Here, add the vanilla extract and room temperature eggs one at a time. Combining well after adding each egg makes for a better cake batter

Now when adding the last bit of flour add the chocolate chips and stir by hand making sure to get any loose flour from the bottom of the bowl. Yes, I do this every time I bake even though I use a stand mixer.

When finished using a large spoon scoop the yellow cake mixture onto the prepared pan.

hand stirring in the semi sweet chocolate chips — hand stirring in the chocolate chips

Using an offset spatula spread the cake batter evenly until completely covered.Â Finally, smooth the top of the cake batter with a rubber spatula

smoothing with a rubber spatula — spreading and smoothing the cake batter with a rubber spatula

Bake in the center of the oven on the middle rack for 30-40 minutes. For my cake recipe, my banking time was 35 minutes.

When the timer goes off remove the pan from the oven and allow the cake to cool completely.

1234 cake finished baking — cake when finished baking

Lastly, sprinkle the top of the cooled cake with 1 tablespoon of confectioner sugar and use a small dessert stainer or shaker can.

adding confectioner sugar to pumpkin pie spice

sprinkling the sugar ad pumpkin pie spice — sprinkling the sugar and pumpkin pie spice

By the way, it's optional but add ground cinnamon or a bit of nutmeg for more flavor.Â I added pumpkin pie spice because it's fall.Â Mix it well with a spoon and add a bit of extra spice and flavor to this cake recipe

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