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Classic Yellow Cake

Classic Yellow Cake is an old fashioned dessert recipe made with milk, flour, sugar, eggs, and butter, and flavored with vanilla extract, ready in under 60 minutes!

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 429 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Cake Flour*
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter , softened
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 8 large egg yolks
  • 3/4 cup whole milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • chocolate frosting (for frosting)

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and butter and lightly flour two 9 inch cake pans.
  2. Sift your flour, baking powder and salt together in a medium sized bowl together twice.
  3. In a stand mixer cream your butter and sugar together until lightened in color and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes) before adding in the vanilla and egg yolks one at a time making sure the egg is fully incorporated before adding in the next one.
  4. Add in the baking powder, salt, then 1/2 cup batches of the flour at a time alternating with 1/4 cups of milk until just combined (beginning and ending with flour - do not over beat, this will make a dry cake - beat only until the flour is JUST combined).
  5. Pour into the cake pans evenly and bake for 18-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

Notes

  • * or 1 cup + 14 tablespoons all purpose flour mixed with 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • Note: click on times in the instructions to start a kitchen timer while cooking.

Nutrition Information

Calories 429kcal (21%) Carbohydrates 50g (17%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 23g (35%) Saturated Fat 13g (65%) Cholesterol 206mg (69%) Sodium 135mg (6%) Potassium 151mg (4%) Sugar 31g (62%) Vitamin A 805IU (16%) Calcium 83mg (8%) Iron 0.7mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 429

% Daily Value*

Calories 429kcal 21%
Carbohydrates 50g 17%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 23g 35%
Saturated Fat 13g 65%
Cholesterol 206mg 69%
Sodium 135mg 6%
Potassium 151mg 3%
Sugar 31g 62%
Vitamin A 805IU 16%
Calcium 83mg 8%
Iron 0.7mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.