ingredients#
3 cups sugar
1 cups butter
1/2 cups vegetable oil
5 eggs
1 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
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*optionals*
5 zested lemons
2/3 cups cocoa powder
5 zested oranges
instructions#
- if using zest, pulse with sugar in food processor until well combined.
- cream together butter and sugar
- add oil, eggs, then milk (very slow)
- mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl, slowly add to wet mixture
- bake in cold oven
- place cake in cold oven, set to 325f
- once pre-heated, bake for 15min more at 325f
- after, bump oven to 345f and bake another 45min
- rotate, then another 30-45min
- optional - glaze with perfect-icing or your favorite glaze