Ingredients
Starlight Yellow Cake
Prep: 10 min; Bake 45 min
Makes 16 servings
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/4 cup milk
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 large eggs
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting (below) or
*If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder and salt
1 Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Prep: 15 min
Makes 16 servings, about 2 1/4 cups
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup stick margarine or butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate,
Melted and cooled
2 to 3 tablespoons milk
Instructions
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottoms and sides
Of rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches, 2 round pans,
9×1 1/2 inches, or 3 round pans, 8×1 1/2 inches,
With shortening; lightly flour
2. Beat all ingredients except Chocolate Butter-
Cream Frosting with electric mixer on low speed 30
Seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed
3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan(S)
3. Bake rectangle 40 to 45 minutes, 9-inch
Rounds 30 to 35 minutes, 8-inch rounds
20 to 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted
Comes out clean or until cake springs back when
Touched lightly in center. Cool rectangle in
Pan on wire rack. Cool rounds 10 minutes,
Remove from pans to wire rack. Cool comepletely
4. Frost rectangle or fill and frost layers with
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
1. Mix all ingredients except milk in medium bowl.
2. Stir in milk until smooth and spreadable. Frosts
One 13×9-inch cake generously or fills and frosts one
8-or 9-inch two layer cake
Note: To fill and frost one 8-inch three-layer cake, use 4 1/2 cups
Powdered sugar, 1/2 cup stick margarine or butter, softened, 3 tea-
Spoons vanilla and about 1/4 cup milk
*It’s not recommended that you use vegetable oil spreads
