YELLOW BIRTHDAY CAKE

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Makes a lovely and moist 8-inch cake. Double the recipe for a layer cake.

Provided by Sarah

Categories Desserts Cakes Yellow Cake Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 ⅓ cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt
½ cup milk

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter and flour one 8-inch cake pan.
Cream butter and sugar together in a bowl until fluffy. Add vanilla extract. Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together into a bowl 3 times. Add flour mixture to egg mixture in 3 additions, alternating with milk and ending with flour mixture. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 45 to 60 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 312.1 calories, Carbohydrate 44.7 g, Cholesterol 78.2 mg, Fat 13.2 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 4.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.9 g, Sodium 106.2 mg, Sugar 25.9 g