Basic Yellow Cake

photo by CandyTX

- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 2 cups cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3⁄4 cup milk
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour 2 9-inch cake pans.
- In bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt with a wire whisk.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
- Add vanilla and mix until completely combines. 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.
Reviews
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It doesn't get much more basic or simple than this. This is the perfect cake to start off with when you want to let your imagination run free. I topped the cake with tons of chocolate frosting and then added about a cup of crushed sugared pecans. The cake is a modest participant when you want to go wild with the frostings and fillings, but is the true star of the show. This recipe will give you a firm and delicious "basic" cake. Thanks for posting.
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Cake tasted good but the baking time is off. I baked the 9x13 and at about 20 minutes in the oven I could strongly smell the cake. I opened the oven to a cake pulled away from the pan edges and a dark crust around the edges. I may try this again because the flavor was there but I think I will drop the oven temperature to 325.
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