BASIC CAKE


Grease and flour 9-inch cake pan. Stir sugar into mix. Combine water, egg, and vanilla; add half of liquid to mix and beat 2 minutes at medium speed by electric mixer (200 strokes by hand). Add remaining liquid and beat 1 minute. Pour batter into prepared pan; bake at 375 for about 25 minutes.

APPLESAUCE-SPICE CAKE:
Omit water and vanilla in Basic Cake recipe. Instead, use 1/2 cup tart (unsweetened) applesauce, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. nutmeg, and 1/2 tsp. cloves. Increase sugar to 2/3 cup.

BANANA CAKE:
Reduce water in Basic Cake to 1/2 cup. Ad 1/2 to 2/3 cup mashed banana.

UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE:
Use Basic Cake batter. If fruit juice is light in color (peach, pineapple, apricot), it may be used for all or part of the water. Melt 1/4 cup butter or margarine in a 9-inch pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup packed brown sugar. Arrange about 1-1/2 cups fruit (cherries, peaches, pineapple, apricots, apple, or other fruit), or cover bottom of pan. Spread cake batter over fruit. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

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