Basic Yellow Cake

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3/4 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f grease and flour 2 9-inch cake pans.
• 2 in bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt with a wire whisk.
• 3 cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. beat in eggs, one at a time.
• 4 add vanilla and mix until completely combines. slowly add flour alternately with milk. at end of addition batter should be smooth. divide between 2 pans.
• 5 bake for 20 to 25 minutes. cool 5 minutes in pan, then invert onto a rack and cool completely before frosting.
• 6 for a 9 x 13 pan - baked at 350 degrees f. for 30 to 38 minutes.