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Basic (Yellow) Cake Recipe

Easy, moist, basic yellow cake recipe is the first step in making other delicious cakes!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: yellow cake
Servings: 8
Calories: 410kcal
Author: Bebs

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cups sugar
  • ¾ cup butter or margarine - softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk (see alternative on note below)
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Instructions

  • Heat oven to 180°C. Grease and line round cake pans (8-9 inch/20-22cm). In a medium bowl, mix flour and salt.
  • Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk and set aside. In a large bowl, beat sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, scraping bowl occasionally. This will take about 5 minutes or more. Beat in vanilla and eggs until well blended. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk, beating well and scraping the bowl after each addition. Pour batter evenly into pans.
  • Bake 27 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans; place on wire racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Fill and frost as desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 410kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 110mg | Sodium: 690mg | Potassium: 110mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 670IU | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 2.1mg