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Basic (Yellow) Cake Recipe
Easy, moist, basic yellow cake recipe is the first step in making other delicious cakes!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 410 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cups sugar
- ¾ cup butter or margarine - softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk (see alternative on note below)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 180°C. Grease and line round cake pans (8-9 inch/20-22cm). In a medium bowl, mix flour and salt.
- Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk and set aside. In a large bowl, beat sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, scraping bowl occasionally. This will take about 5 minutes or more. Beat in vanilla and eggs until well blended. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk, beating well and scraping the bowl after each addition. Pour batter evenly into pans.
- Bake 27 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans; place on wire racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Fill and frost as desired.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
410kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
50g
(17%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Cholesterol
110mg
(37%)
Sodium
690mg
(29%)
Potassium
110mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
20g
(40%)
Vitamin A
670IU
(13%)
Calcium
55mg
(6%)
Iron
2.1mg
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 410
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 410kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 50g | 17% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 110mg | 37% |
| Sodium | 690mg | 29% |
| Potassium | 110mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 670IU | 13% |
| Calcium | 55mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2.1mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.