Here is page 30 from the vintage cookbook “Kate Smith chooses her 55 Favorite Ann Pillsbury CAKE RECIPES”. This was published in 1952 by Pillsbury Mills, Inc. Kate Smith was a popular singer and radio personality with a career that began in the 1930s.
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Golden Glow Cake
Quick-Mix Method
Here’s a delicious, inexpensive two-egg cake that’s good to the last crumb. And you can make orange, chocolate chip, cocoa or spice cake from the same basic recipe.
BAKE at 350° F. for 25 to 35 minutes.
MAKES two 8 or 9-inch round layers or 12x8x2 or 13x9x2-inch cake.
All ingredients should be at room temperature.
Sift together . . . 2 1/4 cups sifted Pillsbury Sno Sheen Cake Flour
3 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups sugar
Add . . . 1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup milk
Beat . . . for 2 minutes, 300 strokes, until batter is well blended. (With electric mixer blend at low speed, then beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.)
Add . . . 2 tablespoons milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat . . . for 2 minutes.
Pour . . . into two well-greased and lightly floured 8 or 9-inch round layer pans, at least 1 1/4 inches deep.*
Bake . . . . in moderate oven (350° F.) 25 to 35 minutes.
Cool and frost as desired.
*If desired, cake may be baked in 12x8x2 or 13x9x2-inch pan for 30 to 40 minutes.
COCOA CAKE
Prepare Golden Glow Cake, reducing flour to 1 1/2 cups. Add 1/3 cup cocoa and 1 teaspoon cinnamon and sift with dry ingredients.
CHOCOLATE CHIP CAKE
Prepare Golden Glow Cake, folding in 1/2 cup (2 oz.) grated chocolate before pouring into pans.
ORANGE CAKE
Prepare Golden Glow Cake, reducing total amount of milk to 1/2 cup. Substitute 1/4 cup orange juice and 1 tablespoon grated orange rind for second addition of milk.
SPICE CAKE
Prepare Golden Glow Cake, sifting 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon allspice, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg and 1/4 teaspoon cloves with dry ingredients.