Moist Yellow Cake Recipe

Do you need a moist yellow cake recipe? These two yellow cakes are not only delicious but make a very moist yellow cake. It is perfect frosted with rich chocolate icing or buttercream frosting.

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Yellow Cake 

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
8 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup milk
2 cups cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease two 9" round pans or 1 9x13 pan using pan grease recipe.
Sift together cake flour, baking powder, and salt.
Sift again and set aside.
Cream together butter and sugar for 2-3 minutes.
Beat in egg yolks one at a time, blending well after each addition.
Stir in vanilla.
Beat in flour mixture and milk alternately, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix just until incorporated, being careful not to over beat.
Pour batter into pan(s) and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

Yellow Cake Recipe

2 -3/4 Cups flour
2-  1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 Cup butter
1 - 3/4 Cups sugar
1 - 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
1-  1/4 Cups milk

Grease and flour baking pan. Combine flour, baking powder and 1 tsp. Salt. Beat butter about 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla, beat until well combined. Add eggs one at a time. Add dry ingredients and milk alternately to beaten mixture, beating after each addition. Turn into pans. Bake in 375 degree oven for 30-35 min.


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