Frosted Cake

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups cake flour
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 4 tablespoons margarine (soft tub)
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon orange peel
  • 3/4 cup skim/fat free milk
  • 3 sprays of cooking spray (for cake pan)

‍ Instructions

  1. Wash hands with soap and water.
  2. Preheat the oven to 325 °F.
  3. Grease with small amount of cooking oil or use non-stick cooking oil spray on a 10-inch round pan (at least 2 1/2 inches high). Powder pan with flour. Tap out excess flour.
  4. Sift together flour and baking powder.
  5. In a separate bowl, beat together margarine and sugar until soft and creamy.
  6. Beat in eggs, vanilla, and orange peel.
  7. Gradually add the flour mixture alternating with milk, beginning and ending with flour.
  8. Pour the mixture into the pan. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until done. Let cake cool for 5-10 minutes before removing from the pan. Let cool completely before icing.

Source: USDA / MyPlate

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