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King Arthur Baking

Back-to-Basics Yellow Cake

This cake is everything you expect of a yellow cake: tender and buttery, with a nice hint of vanilla. Enjoy it simply plain for an afternoon indulgence, or layer it with a sweet and creamy buttercream or a decadently dense fudge frosting for an ultimate birthday party treat.This traditional butter c...
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Back-to-Basics Yellow Cake
Ingredients
8 INGREDIENTS
8 SERVINGS
Vanilla Extract
1 tbsp vanilla extract
Unsalted Butter
16 tbsp unsalted butter
at room temperature
Eggs
4 large eggs
room temperature
Baking Powder
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
Cake Flour
3 cups cake flour
unbleached
Salt
3/4 tsp salt
Sugar
1 1/2 cups sugar
Milk
1 cup milk
at room temperature
Directions
8 STEPS
20 min
PREP TIME
45 min
COOK TIME
1 hr 5 min
TOTAL TIME
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Health Info
Macros
78g
CARBS
27g
FAT
8g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
GLUTEN FREE
LACTOSE FREE
VEGETARIAN
Contains these allergens
MILK
EGGS
WHEAT
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