Homemade Classic Yellow Cake

Homemade Classic Yellow Cake

from divascancook.com
Cake
55 min
12 servings

AN ALL-BUTTER, CLASSIC YELLOW CAKE THAT’S TENDER AND MOIST! EASY HOMEMADE RECIPE USING SIMPLE INGREDIENTS!

Ingredients

  • 2 cupall-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoonbaking powder
  • 1 teaspoonbaking soda
  • ½ teaspoonsalt
  • 1 ½ cupgranulated sugar
  • 1 cupunsalted butter (2 sticks, softened, do not melt)
  • 2eggs (room temperature)
  • 2yolks (room temperature)
  • 2 teaspoonsvanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoonbutter flavoring (optional)
  • 1 cupbuttermilk (room temperature)

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 325 F.

  2. 2

    Line the bottom of two, round 9-inch cake pans with a parchment paper circle. Grease and lightly flour the pans. Set aside.

  3. 3

    In a medium-size bowl, sift together flour baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

  4. 4

    In a large bowl cream together sugar and butter.

  5. 5

    Mix in eggs and yolks, one at a time, mixing after each egg.

  6. 6

    Mix in vanilla extract and butter flavoring.

  7. 7

    Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, alternating with the buttermilk.

  8. 8

    Mix until batter is fluffy, being sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl. (batter will be thick)

  9. 9

    Let batter rest for 5 minutes.

  10. 10

    Pour batter evenly into prepared pans and use an offset spatula to spread into an even layer.

  11. 11

    Bake for 30-35 minutes (may need a tad bit longer) or until golden around the edges and moist crumbs cling to a toothpick inserted into the center.

  12. 12

    Place on a cooling rack until pans are warm enough to touch and then carefully remove cake from pans and allow to cool completely.

  13. 13

    Frost with chocolate frosting.