Basic Yellow Cake
From lor 17 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 8
The following recipe from Carroll Pellegrinelli, makes a moist yellow cake from scratch.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cake flour shopping list
- 2 teaspoons baking powder shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/2 cup butter, softened shopping list
- 1 cup sugar shopping list
- 3 large eggs at room temperature shopping list
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract shopping list
- 3/4 cup milk shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease and flour 2 9-inch cake pans.
- In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt with a wire whisk.
- Cream butter and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time.
- Add vanilla and mix until completely combined.
- Slowly add flour alternately with milk.
- At end of addition batter should be smooth.
- Divide between 2 pans.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Cool 5 minutes in pan, then invert onto a rack and cool completely before frosting.
- For a 9 x 13 pan - Baked at 350 degrees F. for 30 to 38 minutes.
The Rating
Reviewed by 12 people-
I made this and it turned out great! How would I adjust this for two eight inch cakes without doubling the recipe (about three cups of batter per pan)? Thanks.
liquidbutta
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Sounds delish! :)
bakermel
in Topeka loved it
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Made this the other day.It turned out perfect.Thanks.
gapeach55
in Covington loved it
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