Grammie Bea's Crisco Yellow Cake

"My gram considered this to be her "BEST" yellow cake...It was WONDERFUL! Try it, you'll LOVE it! My gram used chocolate frosting lots of times, and then sprinkled chopped walnuts all over the top. Sometimes she would use Recipe #218589 instead... YUM! Keep in mind this is a "homemade" cake not a "box" cake. It has a heavy, moist texture a lot like Wacky Cake. Note: Don't over bake. Check cake at 30 mins. and every 5 mins. after, until a toothpick stuck in the middle of the cake comes out clean."
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
8
Yields:
12 really depends on the size pan you use
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ingredients

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directions

  • Mix thoroughly by hand 300 strokes or 2 minutes at med. speed with mixer. Scrape bowl frequently during mixing.
  • Add eggs and vanilla, and again mix by hand 300 strokes, or 2 minutes at med speed with mixer.
  • Pour batter into greased and floured 9x13" or two 9" round pans, and bake in 350 oven.
  • Bake 9" layer pans 30-35 minutes.
  • Bake 9x13" pan 40-45 minutes.
  • Let cakes cool for 10 minutes in layer pans, then remove onto a cooling rack until cool.
  • If you use the 9x13" pan keep the cake right in the pan and frost when cool.

Questions & Replies

  1. What do you start off mixing cause its not there
     
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Reviews

  1. Linda, thanks for a wonderful recipe!
     
  2. Made this and it was fantastic thank u for the reminder that the old recipes are so much better!!! thank u!!
     
  3. This makes a delicious cake. It turned out perfectly. Very moist! Thanks for sharing.
     
  4. I have made this cake several times now as everyone keeps asking for it. Awesome cake! Linda, your recipes have never failed me yet, and this cake is another of yours that is sure to please. Your grammie sure knew how to make a good cake. We all loved the taste and texture. I used her frosting too, and we all loved it!
     
  5. This is my first time reviewing on Zaar and I am so pleased with my first choice. This cake is heavenly! I mixed it by hand and it came out wonderfully. It reminds me a cake my mom made when I was growing up. They have more substance to them, but are moist and full of flavor. You know you have eaten a piece of cake when you get done eating a piece of this cake! I saw Linda's post for Grammie Bea's Special Vanilla Frosting, so I made that to go with the cake. Over half the cake was gone in 2 hrs. at my house! Many thanks out to Grammie Bea for being the baker she is/was. This is a new favorite in our house. Sally Cooks
     
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Tweaks

  1. This recipe is almost identical to one in a Pillsbury cook book. I made it using 1 1/2 cups of sugar per the Pillsbury recipe. Also, I replaced half of the shortening with butter. The cake was lovely and moist. I removed it from the oven when some crumbs still clung to the tooth-pick to prevent it from drying out. Frosted it with a butterscotch frosting posted on this site. It was wonderful. Thank you.
     

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