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Basic Yellow Cake
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Ready In: 25 Minutes
Servings: 8
The following recipe from Carroll Pellegrinelli, makes a moist yellow cake from scratch.
Ingredients:
2 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup milk
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease and flour 2 9-inch cake pans.
3. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt with a wire whisk.
4. Cream butter and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy.
5. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
6. Add vanilla and mix until completely combined.
7. Slowly add flour alternately with milk.
8. At end of addition batter should be smooth.
9. Divide between 2 pans.
10. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
11. Cool 5 minutes in pan, then invert onto a rack and cool completely before frosting.
12. For a 9 x 13 pan - Baked at 350 degrees F. for 30 to 38 minutes.
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