Yellow Cake Recipe

Name: Yellow Cake Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 3⅓ cups all-purpose flour ((400g)); ⅓ cup cornstarch ((42g)); 1 tablespoon baking powder; ¾ teaspoon salt; ¾ cup unsalted butter (room temperature (170g)); 2 cups granulated sugar ((400g)); ⅓ cup vegetable oil ((80mL)); 4 large eggs (room temperature); 3 large egg yolks (room temperature); 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1½ cup buttermilk (room temperature (360mL)); 2 cups unsalted butter (divided (450g)); ¼ cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder ((25g)); ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ cup whole milk ((60ml)); 5 to 6 cups powdered sugar ((600-720g)); ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips ((90g))

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A classic yellow cake with rich, tender crumb studded with chocolate in the frosting. Versatile for different decorating styles and frosting variations. Perfect for birthdays and celebrations.

Ingredients

10 SERVINGS

400 gall-purpose flour — 3⅓ cup
42 gcornstarch — ⅓ cup
1 tbspbaking powder
¾ tspsalt
170 gunsalted butter — room temperature, ¾ cup
400 ggranulated sugar — 2 cup
⅓ cupvegetable oil — 80 ml
4large eggs — room temperature
3large egg yolks — room temperature
1 tbspvanilla extract
1½ cupsbuttermilk — room temperature, 360 ml
450 gunsalted butter — divided, 2 cup
25 gunsweetened natural cocoa powder — ¼ cup
½ tspsalt
¼ cupwhole milk — 60 ml
600–720 gpowdered sugar — 5–6 cup
90 gsemisweet chocolate chips — ½ cup

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Method

1h 50m total

Read the method on Preppy KitchenJohn Kanell’s original page

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Vitamins & minerals

Potassium: 224mg
Calcium: 176mg
Iron: 2mg

Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.

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Yellow Cake Recipe

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