Yellow Layer Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
1 double-layer cake
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
-
CAKE
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 4 eggs
- 6 cups Pillsbury Plus yellow cake mix (Eachbox of cake mix yields 3 cups dry mix)
- 1 1⁄2 cups sour cream
-
FROSTING
- 1 1⁄2 cups butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered unsweetened cocoa
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1⁄2 cup milk
directions
- FOR CAKE:.
- Grease and flour two 9" round cake pans. Combine sugar, oil, water, eggs and cake mix in a large bowl. Add sour cream and mix thoroughly. Pour batter into the prepared cake pans. Back at 350 for 45-55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out celan. Cool layers in pans on a wire rack for 5 minutes; remove from pans by inverting onto wire rack, and continue to cool.
- Makes one double layer cake.
- FOR FROSTING:.
- Cream butter well in a large bowl. Add cocoa and powdered sugar, mix at low speed and add milk. Beat until creamy. Place on cake layer on a plate and spread icing evenly over the top. Set the second layer on top of the first and spread icing on the sides and top of the cake.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
GirlyJu
Brenham, 83