HOMEMADE CAKE FROM SCRATCH 
2 sticks (1/2 lb.) butter
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 c. milk
3 c. flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. lemon extract

Cream butter and sugar together until lightly creamy, add eggs, one at a time and beat. Add milk, flavoring, flour. Stir and mix well. Then beat or whip until light and creamy.

Bake at 350°F until cake comes from side of pan.

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Homemade Cake from Scratch
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 Jerseyjay (California) says:
Just made this cake... the first cake I have ever made that was not out of a box. I know nothing about baking. I forgot to grease the pan... thought nonstick means it doesn't need grease lol. anyhow. This cake tastes like angle food cake. tasty but not what I am used to.
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 DeLeon (New York) says:
Thanks for recipe. Just made this as a Bundt cake. I added chocolate chips and made a lemon glaze to put on top, it's delicious. The recipe does not mention how long to cook this cake but it took an hour to bake. If using a bunt pan make sure to butter it and sift flour on entire pan getting rid of excess or it will be difficult to remove cake from pan.
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 Vicky torres (California) says:
Baking it now, and it's smelling so good..
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 Diana Rodriguez (Texas) says:
I just finished baking it!! Thanks you so much for sharing the recipe!!
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 Ashley (Oregon) says:
I'm making it right now, smells so yummy!
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 Artee B (Louisiana) says:
Great recipes and the family love cake.
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 Robynette C. (United States) says:
Ty so much for recipe, been searching for a great cake to add to my family recipes to pass down to my kids, grandkids, great grand and so on. Again ty IT WAS GRRREAT
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 Brittany (United States) says:
Do you have to use lemon extract?
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 Mikole L. (Ohio) replies:
Great cake. I used freshly squeezed lemon juice from 3 lemons!!
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 Phyllis (Louisiana) replies:
I am making it right now and it is smelling so good. I used almond extract instead of the lemon extract... Thanks for the recipe.
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 Cindy Foster (Michigan) replies:
I did not have milk so I used powdered milk and did not have the lemon extract so I used real lemon.
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 Julia (Ontario) says:
Its so easy to understand, any one can use it. Thank so much for sharing ;)
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 Cece (Arizona) says:
That cake was so good! The best cake I ever made. You gotta taste this cake. Its a keeper! YUMMMMM!!
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 Jennette (California) says:
Very Very Good!
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 Evelyn (Pennsylvania) says:
Very nice...This recipe is a keeper.
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 Marwa Azzam (Wisconsin) says:
I love this cake. Yummy! :)
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 Dinika (Georgia) says:
Cake came out perfect. Thanks for sharing
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 Erin (Iowa) says:
this was delicious my kids loved it I used water instead of milk because i ran out of milk with dinner and the cake still turned out good

 

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