always moist yellow cake

Name: Always moist yellow cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cup(s) presifted all purpose bleached flour (i used 5 roses brand); 1 1/2 cup(s) scalded milk brought to room temperature; 2 cup(s) sugar; 1 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract; 4 - eggs (at room temp.); 4 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 3/4 cup(s) butter; 1/2 cup(s) vegetable oil; 1/2 cup(s) sugar (for sugar glaze) optional; 1 cup(s) water (for sugar glaze) optional

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Marie Ann Ferson

naperville, IL

Updated on Apr 28, 2014

Finding the perfect yellow cake recipe (from scratch) has been quite a challenge. So I did a little experimenting and came up with one thats tasty and even better the next day! It doesn't have your typical yellow cake measurements but that's why it works!

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield 8-10 people

Ingredients

3 cups presifted all purpose bleached flour (i used 5 roses brand)
1 1/2 cups scalded milk brought to room temperature
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 - eggs (at room temp.)
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup sugar (for sugar glaze) optional
1 cup water (for sugar glaze) optional

How To Make always moist yellow cake

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 nine inch round pans. Combine your flour, salt, and baking powder. Set Aside.

Step 2

Beat your sugar and butter for 7 min. Then add one egg at a time, combining well after each addition.(scrape bowl from time to time)Add oil. Begining with your flour mixture add alternatly with the milk. With your last addition of flour add the vanilla; you must hand mix this portion it to avoid overbeating the batter. Mix till well combined.
Step 3

Pour into your pans and bake from 20 to 25 minutes till your toothpick comes out clean.
Step 4

Boil the sugar and water (meant for glaze) for 2 minutes. Let cool. Then with a spray bottle lightly spray or you can also brush the tops of your cakes. You may just need 1/2 cup or less of this mixture. Don't overdue it.
Step 5

The glaze is meant to be used as a simple syrup; to add a lasting moisture to the cake; it should not be thick. I made this cake with an Italian buttercream icing and it was delicious! I also filled the cake with a chocolate pastry cream.
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