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starlight yellow cake

(3 ratings)
Recipe by
Kimberly Kay
Toledo, OH

This yellow cake recipe comes from 'Betty Crocker's Cookbook: Everything You Need To Know To Cook Today'. It can be made either in round pans or a 9 X 13-inch rectangular (the pan I used for this recipe). For frosting, you can use your favorite recipe, or buy your favorite brand. *Instead of using flour and shortening to grease the pan or pans, you can just use nonstick baking spray; that's what I used and it worked just fine.

(3 ratings)
yield 12
prep time 10 Min
cook time 40 Min

Ingredients For starlight yellow cake

  • 2 1/4 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 1/4 c
    milk
  • 3 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 3
    large eggs

How To Make starlight yellow cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • 2
    Grease bottom and sides of a rectangular pan, 13 X 9-inches, 2 round pans, 9 X 1 ½ -inches, or 3 round pans, 8 X 1 ½-inches with shortening and lightly flour.*(see my notes)
  • 3
    Beat all ingredients with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly.
  • 4
    Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally; pour into pan(s).
  • 5
    Bake rectangle 35 to 40 minutes, 9-inch rounds 25 to 30 minutes, 8-inch rounds 30 to 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center.
  • 6
    Cool rectangle in pan on wire rack; cool rounds 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack.
  • 7
    Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • 8
    Frost as desired.

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