Homemade Yellow Cake "Mix"

2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 pound (1 stick) butter or margarine, at room temperature, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
3 tablespoons oil

Place all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Combine thoroughly with a fork.

Add the butter or margarine and the oil. Blend with an electric mixer on the lowest speed until the fats are evenly distributed and the mix has the consistency of fine gravel.

Keep refrigerated in a covered container. To be used within 3 months.


To make YELLOW BUNDT CAKE:

Yellow cake mix above
1 small package instant vanilla pudding, optional but does add moisture
4 eggs
1 cup water
1⁄2 cup oil

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Oil and flour bundt pan. Mix cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, and oil in mixer for two minutes on medium speed. Continue to mix for 1 more minute on high. Pour into bundt pan. Bake as cake mix directs, until toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool and invert.