This old recipe for 1-2-3-4 cake is your best of 2016? You can do better. This cake has no buttermilk or sour cream, which are ingredients that I consider essential with sweet baked goods, whether muffins or cakes. If I read a recipe which does not contain either buttermilk or sour cream, I pass it by for a better recipe. For yeasted recipes, potato starch or flour is my key essential ingredient. For Cinnamon Rolls that stay fresh and soft even the next day, potato is key. If a recipe for yeast breads contains both potato and sour cream (or buttermilk), I'll try THAT recipe in a heartbeat!

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