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Yellow Butter Cake Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Cakelady / All my dishes 1 year, 8 months ago This is a buttery, moist, yellow cake that is great for a single layer cake or for layered or tiered cakes. This holds up very well with lots of icing/fondant on it and it won't break. It also stands on its own with a dusting of powdered sugar and strawberrries.... More Prep:25m Cook:35m Servings:15	Cakelady
	dense yellow cake buttery and moist

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Ingredients

1 1/2 C butter (room temp) no margarine

2 1/2 C granulated sugar ( I like to use raw sugar in this one)

5 eggs

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

3 C all purpose flour (for a lighter cake, use 2 C flour and 1 1/4 C cake flour)

3/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 C milk

Directions

In mixer, cream butter and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy.

In seperate bowl, wisk together flour, salt, and baking powder.

Set aside.

On medium speed, add eggs, one at a time, to the butter mixture,

making sure each egg is mixed in before adding the next.

Scrape down the sides and bottom of bowl and mix again.

Mix in vanilla, or any other flavoring you want (almond, orange, lemon, rose water).

Add flour mixture and milk to the wet ingredients, alternating the two, starting with the flour. (1/3 flour, then 1/3 milk...etc.)

Scrape sides and bottom of bowl again and give it another quick mix.

Pour into your greased and floured pans.

Bake at 350 for about 35 minutes, until the middle is firm, the top is golden, and the sides pull slightly away from the pan. A toothpick should come out clean (about 160 degrees in the middle).

This makes about 7 1/2 C batter, which will fill two 8 inch rounds or one 6 inch and one 9 inch. This would fill one big rectangle.

When the cakes are finished, let them sit in the pans for a couple of minutes, and then turn them out onto wire racks to cool. Be sure to use cardboard or another wire rack to flip the cakes over. If you try to pick this up while its warm, it will break. I like to turn my cakes out onto a cake board and then turn it onto the wire rack so that the top side of the cake is up. Spray your wire racks with non stick spray so that you can easily move the cakes when they are cooled.

When you grease your cake pans, be sure never to grease with butter. Butter burns. Always use shortening. I like to use non hydrogenated shortening and the baking sprays with flour in them are wonderful and fast!. My cakes never stick when I use the sprays.

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Comments

krumkake 1 year, 8 months ago said:
That sounds so delicious - moist and buttery, just the way I like my yellow cake. I will definitely be trying this one next time I make a yellow cake - thank you for the post!
PS - the pictured cake is absolutely gorgeous!!

crystalwaters 1 year, 8 months ago said:
WOW! You obviously "do" cake for a living ... what a beautiful creation, and a great recipe to boot! Thanks for sharing! :-)

jo_jo_ba 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Definitely be trying this one out...now if only I could decorate like you!

rosemaryblue 1 year, 8 months ago said:
I know this is a delicious yellow cake recipe! I can just tell! :)

ambus 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Wow the cake looks yummy.

trishk 1 year, 7 months ago said:
What kind of frosting do you suggest with this?

sunny 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Love butter cakes, good post.

auntievi 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Going to try it.

jdd 1 year, 6 months ago said:
This sounds like just cake. I am trying to recreate an Orange Crunch Cake and I need a good yellow cake to start.

bobbysmom 1 year, 5 months ago said:
I am getting ready to bake it now, a topsy birthday cake for a friend, I will let you know how great it is. bev

henrie 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Oh this sounds really wonderful, a must to make, thanks for sharing your recipe. Rating it a 5 since I can't go higher :)

foodfight 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Wow, this cake is nothing less than fine art. You are truly gifted. I know this would be a long stretch for me and my cookie baking skills.

tarahlouise 1 year, 3 months ago said:
I gotta admit, I love Yellow Cake, but there is no way it will taste as good as the one in the picture does!!! You make it look so appetizing. By the way, Congratulations on the baby boy. I'm thinking I might have to have you fly a wedding cake to Minnesota for me May 2009!!

greekgirrrl 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Stunning!!

nezda 1 year, 2 months ago said:
It says baking powder in the ingredients, and baking soda in the directions???

cakelady 1 year, 2 months ago said:
It is baking powder, not soda. I fixed the recipe. Thanks!

renew20later 1 year, 2 months ago said:
I think I found my cake recipe. This is great. I love the 3 sticks of butter!

chacha 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Mmmmmmmmmmm I can taste it already. This recipe looks lovely and a true winner of 5 forks! Thanks so much for sharing with everyone!

jett2whit 1 year, 1 month ago said:
I am baking this cake today for my hubby's b-day....I'll let ya know how it turns out. It should be good with your ingredient listing.
Frosting it with chocolate frosting. Yummmm

jett2whit 1 year ago said:
I could not get it to post on this recipe...but it did post on my food page under the main picture. Very good! I would give it a 10 if I could!

burgandy26 5 months, 2 weeks ago said:
SOUNDS LIKE A DELISH

gapeach55 5 months ago said:
This is a definate keeper. You are the expert so I know you know what you are talking about. I will surely try this. Thanks!

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