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yellow butter cake

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Courtney Bailey
Jackson, MI

I love butter cake! This is the quintessential birthday cake from my childhood.

(2 ratings)
yield 10 -12
prep time 25 Min
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For yellow butter cake

  • 6 lg
    egg yolks
  • 1 c
    milk, whole
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 3 c
    sifted all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    +1 tsp. baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp
    salt
  • 12 Tbsp
    butter, unsalted at room temperature

How To Make yellow butter cake

  • 1
    Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour two 9 inch cake pans lining the bottom with parchment paper and set aside.
  • 2
    In a medium glass bowl, blend egg yolks, 3/4 c. milk, and vanilla. In a large mixing bowl, add all of your dry ingredients and blend together on a low setting. Add butter, and remaining milk and blend until moistened, continue to mix on a medium setting for another 1-2 minutes then begin to add the egg mixture continue beating as you go. Add slowly over about 3 minutes. Make certain to blend out all of the lumps.
  • 3
    Once blended, pour evenly into the prepared pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes in the pre-heated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely before removing from the pans. Stack and frost with homemade chocolate frosting.

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