1-2-3-4 Cake
This is a traditional American recipe for a 1-2-3-4 cake, a simple form of yellow cake. The name comes from the volumetric ratio of butter to sugar, flour, and eggs.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (240 g / 8.5 oz) butter
- 1 cup (240 ml / 8.1 oz) milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups (450 g / 16 oz) white granulated sugar
- 3 cups (400 g / 14 oz) all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 pinches of salt
- 4 eggs
Ingredients for 9 servings (1.6 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Preheat oven to 175 °C (350 °F)
Oven - 2
Cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
- 3
Beat in the vanilla and eggs, one at a time, ensuring the batter is well mixed after each egg.
- 4
Gradually sift in the dry ingredients, alternating with small additions of the milk.
- 5
Transfer to a greased and floured baking pan.
- 6
Bake at 175 °C (350 °F), until a skewer inserted shows no moist crumbs.
Oven - 7
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Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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