Very Basic Cake Recipe

1 11” spring form pan, 1 13” loaf pan, or 1 10”x15” jellyroll pan

4 medium Eggs
1 ¼ C. Sugar
¾ C. Oil (neutral taste, not cold pressed)
¾ C. Liquid (juice, dairy, coffee, or wine)
2 ¼ C. Flour
1 T. Baking Powder

Grease pan well and sprinkle with flour. For springform pans, only grease the bottom. Never fill pans more than 2/3 full. Preheat oven to 400. Beat Eggs and sugar in mixing bowl for 2-3 minutes until light and creamy. Add oil and liquid to sugar and egg mixture, while stirring constantly. Sift flour, combine with baking powder; add to bowl and mix well. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake just below center of oven for 25 minutes in a shallow pan or 45 minutes in a deep pan. Check with a toothpick or chopstick; if batter sticks, bake the cake a few more minutes.

Chocolate: Use Orange juice for your liquid. Add 3 T. cocoa to flour. Melt 1 ¼ C. semisweet chips and spread on cooled cake.