14 Best Yellow Cake Recipes - Delicious Classics
JANUARY 25, 2023
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Everyone loves a classic yellow cake! Whether you're looking for a reliable recipe for a birthday cake or an easy snack cake, this list of the best yellow cake recipes has it.
The classic yellow cake has been a favorite for generations and you're guaranteed to find a delicious recipe here.
So grab your apron and get ready to make a yellow cake that's sure to please!
Baker by Nature
Classic Yellow Cake with Creamy Chocolate Frosting
This Classic Yellow Cake with Creamy Chocolate Frosting is sure to be your new favorite recipe!
3
3,086
7
1 hr 50 min
TOTAL TIME
1211
CALORIES
$1.62
PER SERVING
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Food52
Yellowest Yellow Cake With Fudgy Chocolate Frosting
Yellow cake should be tender, moist, vanilla-forward, and, well, yellow. These buttermilk-based layers are inspired by a contest-winning upside-down cake by Jessie Sheehan. I called in butter for extra richness and added a pinch of turmeric for color. The chocolate frosting is a riff on Hershey's fa...
27
1,114
19
3 hr 40 min
TOTAL TIME
1165
CALORIES
$1.37
PER SERVING
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Savory Simple
Classic Yellow Cake Recipe
This yellow cake recipe has a delicate crumb and the perfect level of sweetness. It's the best cake recipe to top with your favorite buttercream. I recommend chocolate!
37
1
45 min
TOTAL TIME
240
CALORIES
$0.35
PER SERVING
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JoyFoodSunshine
Best Yellow Cake Recipe
This is the best yellow cake recipe! Made completely from scratch with simple ingredients, it’s dense and moist with a perfect crumb! Topped with chocolate buttercream frosting it's the ultimate birthday cake. Ditch boxed mixes and make this homemade yellow cake instead.
2
887
27
1 hr 40 min
TOTAL TIME
357
CALORIES
$0.57
PER SERVING
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Genius Kitchen
Homemade Yellow Cake and Variations
I was in search of a great yellow cake made from scratch that would taste good if not better than the box. I use this one all the time for my catering business. It makes a thick cake. 6/3/08 Made some changes to make it better.
25
85
3
1 hr 5 min
TOTAL TIME
823
CALORIES
$1.08
PER SERVING
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Blue Bowl
Best Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting
The Best Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting - This is our favorite yellow cake! It's 3 layers tall, light and fluffy, and covered in the most creamy chocolate frosting. Perfect for any celebration!
1
2,113
2
1 hr 5 min
TOTAL TIME
809
CALORIES
$1.11
PER SERVING
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Cooklist AI
Unforgettable Yellow Cake
An easy and delicious homemade yellow cake that's perfect for any occasion, including layer cakes, sheet cakes, and cupcakes. Say goodbye to store-bought cake mixes and hello to the ultimate yellow cake experience.
1
1 hr 15 min
TOTAL TIME
391
CALORIES
$0.41
PER SERVING
Ingredients
FROSTING
24 SERVINGS
4 cups powdered sugar
Directions
START WITH
1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare cupcake pans with liners or grease and flour cake pan(s).
2
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
3
In a large bowl, cream the softened butter and sugar together using a hand or stand mixer until smooth.
4
Beat in eggs, one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract.
5
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with the buttermilk. Begin and end with the flour mixture, mixing gently between each addition until just combined.
6
Pour batter into prepared pans and bake according to desired format: 24 cupcakes (14-17 minutes), two 9-inch round pans (24-27 minutes), or a 9x13-inch pan (30-40 minutes). Cool completely before removing and frosting.
FROSTING
7
In a large bowl, beat softened butter until smooth using a hand or stand mixer.
8
Gradually add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, and beat on medium speed until crumbly.
9
Stir in the salt and vanilla extract.
10
Add heavy whipping cream, one tablespoon at a time, mixing between each addition, until the frosting reaches a smooth and spreadable consistency.
11
Frost the completely cooled cake or cupcakes as desired.
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Crazy For Crust
Basic Yellow Cake Recipe
This is the BEST Basic Yellow Cake Recipe! It's perfect for a layer cake, a sheet cake or cupcakes! This easy cake recipe is homemade - you'll never need to buy a box cake mix again.
7
14,001
198
1 hr 30 min
TOTAL TIME
389
CALORIES
$0.41
PER SERVING
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Epicurious
Super-Moist Yellow Cake With Rich Chocolate Frosting
This easy yellow cake recipe yields a cake that's remarkably fluffy and moist.
11
50
1106
CALORIES
$1.41
PER SERVING
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Better Homes and Gardens
Yellow Cake
This easy Yellow Cake recipe features only the classic cake ingredients you need for stellar results--and nothing extra. Once you try this homemade cake recipe, you'll never opt for the boxed version again.
46
97
8
20 min
TOTAL TIME
793
CALORIES
$1.89
PER SERVING
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Plum Street Collective
Easy Yellow Cake with Chocolate Fudge Frosting
This cake is made easy with a doctored up sour cream yellow cake mix and delicious homemade fuge frosting.
1
103
3
834
CALORIES
$1.00
PER SERVING
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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...
69
35
2
1 hr 5 min
TOTAL TIME
597
CALORIES
$0.70
PER SERVING
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Or Whatever You Do
Vanilla Bean Yellow Cake
This homemade cake is scratch-baked, and one of my very favorite recipes!
1
6,135
1 hr 20 min
TOTAL TIME
1177
CALORIES
$2.76
PER SERVING
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Darling Down South
Yellow Cake with Fudge Icing
That right from the box yellow cake perfection with classic Duncan Hines inspired fudge icing, but you made it at home so GO YOU! P.S. Listing the brands because these are my tried and true kitchen favorites, they are not required. The only thing that is required is the King Arthur Flour because in ...
22
50 min
TOTAL TIME
850
CALORIES
$1.07
PER SERVING
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The Heritage Cook
Tender Yellow Cake with Fudge Frosting
One of my childhood favorites is a yellow cake with fudge frosting. To me this cake is love in every bite; the love of my mother or grandmother who baked it for us and now my love for my family and friends.
12
597
14
1 hr 20 min
TOTAL TIME
670
CALORIES
$0.92
PER SERVING
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