Sunday, September 12, 2010

Scratch Yellow Cake

Category: Cake > Butter > Yellow Cake

Store cake mix versus scratch. To be honest, I haven't yet found a cake recipe from scratch that I think is great. If you know one that is wonderful, please leave a comment with the recipe. I'd love to try it. The following one is decent but nothing superior to a cake mix.

Note that it uses cake flour not regular flour. This makes a big difference. Scratch cakes made with regular flour tend to be denser. If you are looking for a scratch cake that tastes similar to a cake mix, look for a recipe using cake flour.

Cake mixes use dyes which scratch cakes do not. So even though this cake is a yellow cake, it will be much lighter in color than a yellow cake mix. Coloring will resemble more of a white cake. This cake is also a bit more crumbly than a cake mix cake.

Recipe:

  • 2 cups Cake Flour
  • 2 tsp. Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp. Salt
  • 1/2 cup Butter, softened
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 3 Eggs
  • 2 tsp. Vanilla
  • 3/4 cup Milk


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9" cake pans.

In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla and mix until completely combined. Slowly add flour alternately with milk. At end of addition batter should be smooth. Divide between 2 pans.

Bake Yellow Cake Recipe for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool 5 minutes in pan, then invert onto a rack and cool completely before frosting.

For a 9 x 13 pan - Baked at 350 degrees. for 30 to 38 minutes.

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