GOLD CAKE

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This is a great yellow cake which uses up your leftover egg yolks, especially after making an angel food cake. Ice with white icing, coffee icing or chocolate icing.

Provided by Carol

Categories Desserts Cakes Yellow Cake Recipes

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

¾ cup butter, softened
1 ½ cups white sugar
1 cup egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup milk

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8 inch round pans.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl.
Cream butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl. Add egg yolks and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Add milk to butter mixture in 2 parts alternately with flour mixture in 3 parts, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Spread in prepared pans.
Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 202.9 calories, Carbohydrate 24.4 g, Cholesterol 169 mg, Fat 10.4 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.7 g, Sodium 165.8 mg, Sugar 15.5 g