SCOTTLEY'S BASIC YELLOW CAKE

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Very simple, but delicious cake. Can be used with most any kind of frosting.

Provided by Scottley

Categories Desserts Cakes Yellow Cake Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 ⅔ cups white sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups sifted cake flour
2 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 ⅓ cups milk

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 - 9 inch round cake pans.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with milk, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake in preheated oven for 40to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 395 calories, Carbohydrate 56.1 g, Cholesterol 73.8 mg, Fat 17 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 4.9 g, SaturatedFat 10.4 g, Sodium 296.8 mg, Sugar 29.3 g