Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 cups cake flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
  • 6 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 6 tablespoons butter flavor shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 4 eggs

Method

  • Cream together butter, shortening, sugar, and pudding.
  • Add eggs in one at a time.
  • Add in sour cream and vanilla. Mix well.
  • Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Add flour mixture into butter mixture alternately with milk starting and finishing with flour mixture.
  • Pour into well greased and floured 13x9 pan.
  • Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes.
  • Variation for White Cake: Use 4 egg whites instead of the 3 whole eggs.
  • Variation for Spice Cake: Add 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/4+1/8 teaspoon ground allspice, 1/4+1/8 teaspoon ground cloves to the flour mixture.
  • Variation for Chocolate Cake: Use chocolate pudding mix and 1/3 cup cocoa. (I then up the milk a little.).