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Fluffy, Moist Homemade Yellow Cake Recipe
AN ALL-BUTTER, CLASSIC YELLOW CAKE THAT’S TENDER AND MOIST! EASY HOMEMADE RECIPE USING SIMPLE INGREDIENTS!
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
30
minutes
minutes
Calories
Author
Divas Can Cook
Ingredients
1
cup
unsalted butter
softened, room temperature (do not microwave)
2
cups
white sugar
2
eggs
separated, room temperature
3
teaspoons
pure vanilla extract
2
cups
cake flour
1
tablespoon
baking powder
1
teaspoon
salt
1
cup
buttermilk
room temperature
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325. F.
Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
Add in egg yolks and vanilla, mixing until fully incorporated. Set aside.
In a seperate bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt.
Gradually add dry ingredients into wet ingredients, alternating with the buttermilk.
Mix until batter is fluffy but be careful not to over mix.
Beat egg whites until stiff and thick. (holds a nice peak)
Very gently fold egg whites into batter and mix JUST until incorporated.
Pour batter into prepared pans and spread into even layers.
Bake for 30-35 minutes.
Remove from oven and let cake cool in pans until pans are warm to the touch.
Carefully remove cakes from pan and place on a cooling rack to finish cooling.
When cakes are completely cooled frost with chocolate buttercream frosting.
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