Basic Yellow Cake Recipe
Cake is easy to make from scratch. This basic yellow cake recipe is moist and light. It can be made in a variety of shapes and sizes and goes well with a the frosting of your choice.
If you do not have buttermilk on hand, simply add a teaspoon of lemon juice to 3/4 cups of milk and let it stand for 5 minutes.
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Ingredients
- Baker's Joy
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 8 ounces sour cream, full or low fat
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Coat the bottom of a pan with Baker's Joy.
- Using a standing mixer, blend butter and sour cream.
- Add sugar and vanilla and mix until well blended
- Add eggs and mix until blended.
- Combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately, starting and ending with the flour mixture, until well blended.
- Pour into the prepared pan.
- Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool cake completely and remove from pan.
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