Grandma Smith’s One, Two, Three, Four White Celebration Cake
A favorite celebration recipe that has been in our family for many years is a delicious from-scratch white cake that's called One, Two Three, Four Cake. The name comes from the first four ingredients-1 cup, 2 cups, 3 cups, and 4 eggs--easy and beautiful
Cake:
1-cup butter (2 sticks)
2-cups sugar
3-cups flour
4-eggs
3-teaspoons baking powder
1/2-teaspoon salt
1-teaspoon vanilla
1/2-teaspoon lemon extract
1 1/2-cups milk
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well between each egg. In another mixing bowl, sift together the dry ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar mixture alternately with the milk. (One cup of flour mixture and mix in then add 1/2 cup of milk and beat. Do this each time, beating well between additions.) Add the flavorings. Beat on high speed of the electric
mixer for 3 minutes. Pour into two greased and floured 9-inch round pans and bake for 45-minutes or until done. Remove from oven and let cool about 5 minutes before removing cakes from pans. (I also sometimes use one 13-inch by 9-inch pan and bake for 45 minutes.)
Icing:
3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter (one stick)
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 Tablespoon milk
12-ounces flaked coconut, separated
Cream the butter and sugar together until well-mixed. (I like to melt the butter slightly because it mixes in better. I put it in the microwave for about 25 seconds.) Add the flavorings and milk and mix until creamy. Frost the cake. (When I make the layer cake, I double the frosting recipe.) Sprinkle the coconut over the top of the cake.
Kirsten wrote: Yummo!!!!!! Thank you!
Your darling baby ornery girl!
Myrna wrote: You mean, my darling baby girl who has been without sugar for two weeks. Congrats!
