12 Inch Square Cake Tin Food

YELLOW LAYER CAKE 12 INCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease two 12-inch x 1 1/2 inch cake pans, line bottoms with parchment paper grease bottom and flour entire pan.
• In a medium bowl lightly combine the yolks, 1/2 cup milk, and vanilla.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the dry ingredients and mix on low speed for 30 seconds to blend.
• Add the butter and remaining milk.
• Mix on low speed until the dry ingredients are moistened.
• Beat for 90 seconds at medium speed to develop cake structure.
• Stop mixer, scrape down the sides.
• Gradually add the egg/milk/vanilla mixture in 3 batches, beating 20 seconds after each addition.
• Stop mixer, scrape down the sides and give it a final mix by hand.
• Pour the batter in the prepared pans and smooth surface.
• (Pans will be half full.) Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean and the cake springs back when pressed lightly in center.
• (The cakes should start to shrink from the sides of pans after taking them out of the oven.) Cool the cakes in the pans for 10 minutes, then invert onto a buttered rack.
• Reinvert cakes so that tops are right side up.
• Cool to room temperature and wrap tightly with plastic wrap.

TWELVE INCH CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Boil water, measure then add cocoa powder.
• Whisk until smooth.
• Allow to cool to room temperature Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease two 12-inch x 1 1/2 inch cake pans, line bottoms with parchment paper grease bottom and flour entire pan.
• Prepare your magic cake strips if using.
• In a medium bowl lightly combine the eggs, 1/4 of the cocoa mixture and vanilla.
• Sift the remaining dry ingredients into you mixer bowl and mix on low speed for 30 seconds to blend.
• Add the butter and remaining cocoa mixture.
• Mix on low speed until the dry ingredients are moistened.
• Beat for 90 seconds at medium speed to develop cake structure.
• Stop mixer, scrape down the sides.
• Add the egg/cocoa/vanilla mixture in 3 batches, beating 20 seconds after each addition.
• Be sure to scrape the sides and bottom before making the final egg addition Stop mixer, scrape down the sides and give it a final mix by hand.
• Pour the batter in the prepared pans and smooth surface.
• Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean and the cake springs back when pressed lightly in center.
• (The cakes should start to shrink from the sides of pans after taking them out of the oven.) Cool the cakes in the pans for 10 minutes, then invert onto a buttered rack.
• Reinvert cakes so that tops are right side up.
• Cool to room temperature and wrap tightly with plastic wrap.