Old Fashioned Two Egg Cake Recipes

BEST TWO-EGG CAKE

Steps:

• Stir shortening to soften.
• Gradually add sugar, and cream together until light and fluffy.
• Add vanilla.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each.
• Sift flour, baking powder, salt together 3 times, add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, a little at a time.
• Beat after each addition till smooth.
• Bake in 2 paper-lined 9x1 1/2-inch round pans in moderate overn (375°) about 25 minutes.

BEST TWO- EGG CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*. Stir shortening to soften; gradually add sugar and cream thoroughly (12-15 minutes at medium-high speed, using an electric mixer). Add vanilla and eggs (1 at a time, beating well after each egg). Sift flour with baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating after each addition. Bake in 2, parchment lined, 9 x 1 1/2", round pans in oven for approximately 23 minutes.

SWANNY'S FAVORITE TWO-EGG CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350-degrees F --.
• Sift flour with sugar; set aside.
• Stir butter until softened.
• To the butter mixture, add flour mixture, 3/4 cup milk, and vanilla. Mix until flour is moistened.
• Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed with an electric mixer.
• Add eggs and 1/4 cup milk; beat for 1 minute longer with electric mixer.
• Pour into a greased and floured tube pan.
• Bake in a preheated 350-degree F -- oven for 20 minutes or until cake tests done.

MOMMA'S TWO-EGG TREASURE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, salt& baking powder.
• Set aside.
• Drop in shortening, add 2/3 of milk, vanilla and mix for 2 minutes on low speed of electric mixer.
• Add one egg at a time, beating continually, add the rest of milk and mix for 2 additional minutes.
• Grease and flour two 8" round cake pans, and divide the batter evenly between the two pans.
• Preheat oven to 375 and bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown in color.
• Test the center of the cake with a toothpick; if it comes out clean the cake is done!
• Allow cakes to cool before removing them from the pans.
• Thoroughly cool before decorating.
• Note: If you only have all-purpose flour on hand, reduce amount of flour by 2 tbsp.
• and increase baking powder by 1 tsp.
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• You may use this recipe for cupcakes by reducing the milk to 3/4 cup.
• Fill with your favorite jam or fruit and cover with your favorite icing.

TWO EGG CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Pre-heat oven to 350. Bake about 30 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean.
• 2. Cream shortenting (Crisco), sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat thoroughly. Add ingredients ALTERNATLY with milk, mixing after each addition.
• 3. Bake in prepared (greased and lightly floured) 8" round cake pans.