Basic Yellow Cake
You'll love this moist and fluffy cake made from scratch with silky chocolate frosting
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 1 1/2 teaspoons homemade vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups milk
Frosting
- 4 oz unsweetened baking chocolate chopped
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2 teaspoons homemade vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup milk
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and lightly flour 13×9-inch pan. In medium bowl, stir flour, baking powder and salt until well blended.
- In large bowl, beat granulated sugar and 3/4 cup softened butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and eggs until well blended. Alternately add flour mixture and 1 1/4 cups milk, beating well and scraping bowl after each addition. Pour batter evenly into pan.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, in small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth. Cool 10 minutes.
- In large bowl, beat remaining Frosting ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until creamy. Gradually beat in melted chocolate until well blended. Immediately spread on cake.
Nutrition
Calories: 553kcalCarbohydrates: 77gProtein: 7gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 320mgPotassium: 178mgFiber: 2gSugar: 53gVitamin A: 702IUCalcium: 115mgIron: 3mg
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