Yellow Cake Recipe

The yellow cake recipe may be the most common recipe that you’ve seen. They’re often used for wedding cakes and are loved throughout the world. Make sure to sift your flour and use all of your cold ingredients (butter, eggs and buttermilk) at room temperature. This is the easiest of them all for the do it yourself people out there!

Ingredients
•    1 cup butter
•    2 1/2 cups white sugar
•    3 eggs
•    1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
•    2 1/2 cups buttermilk
•    3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
•    2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
•    2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

Directions
1.    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9x13 inch pans. Sift together the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.

2.    In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pans.

3.    Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

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