Plain Old Yellow Cake from Scratch for 100
From http://www.ellenskitchen.com/bigpots/plan/desserts1.html#cake100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 (two) 18x26 inch "full sheet" pans, cut 6x9 for 108 large thin squares of cake 54 (fifty four) per pan OR 5 (five) 9x13 pans cut 4x5 for 100 thicker squares 20 (twenty) per pan OR 9 (nine) dozen cupcakes 375 F. Oven Warning: You need a commercial size (larger than 5 quarts) mixer that will beat the whole recipe at once to succeed. If you do not have a commercial mixer, make 1/2 or even 1/4 recipe at a time.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 17
- 8
- 2 1⁄3tablespoons salt
- 6 2⁄3tablespoons baking powder
- 1 1⁄4cups nonfat dry milk powder
- 1⁄4cup vanilla extract
- 3 1⁄3cups shortening
- 1 1⁄2cups water
- 4 1⁄2cups water
- 22
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DIRECTIONS
- Grease and flour pan(s) and set aside. Preheat oven.
- Sift together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and dry milk into mixer bowl. If using dehydrated eggs (see below), they are added to the dry ingredients here.
- Place the shortening and 1 1/2 cups water in the mixer bowl on top of the dry ingredients. Beat one minute at low speed, scrape down sides, beat 2 minutes longer.
- Combine eggs, 4 1/2 cups water and vanilla. Add slowly to wet mixture while beating at low speed.
- As soon as completely mixed, stop beater, scrape down bowl, then beat at medium speed 3 minutes.
- Pour 1 gallon (about 7 pounds, 7 ounces) of batter into each 18x26 pan.
- Bake thin sheet cakes 26 to 35 minutes, until done. Cool, frost if planned, cut each 6x9.
- Bake 9x13 pans 35 to 45 minutes, until done. Cool, frost if planned, cut each 4x5.
- Variations.
- Sift in 2-4 tablespoons apple pie spice, ginger, etc for a spice cake base.
- Sift in 1 to 1 1/2 cups cocoa and add 2 additional eggs for light chocolate layers.
- To substitute dehydrated egg mix, sift 11 ounces (2 3/4 cup) canned dehydrated egg mix in with dry ingredients. After the shortening is added, beat together vanilla and 4 1/4 quarts water and add as if adding the egg mixture.
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