Homemade Yellow Cake

⏱️ 1 hours 👥 18 servings 📊 Medium
American cake
Homemade Yellow Cake
Nutrition per Serving
275
Calories
4g
Protein
36g
Carbs
13g
Fat

Buttery and soft with a super moist crumb, this classic yellow cake recipe is made from scratch and so much better than you'll ever get from a box!

📝 Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 3/4 cups buttermilk
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 8 tbsp butter (melted and cooled)
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 1/2 cup flour (all purpose )
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1Preheat oven to 350F/175C and grease a 9×13 inch pan (see recipe notes for more pan sizes)
  2. 2Melt the butter (in a microwave in short intervals so as not to boil it), set aside to cool.
  3. 3In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  4. 4In a separate small mixing bowl, add the wet ingredients and mix well to combine.
  5. 5Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry and mix until just combined.
  6. 6Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake 40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
  7. 7Allow to cool and decorate with the frosting of your choice.

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by Erren Hart on errenskitchen.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.