Yellow butter cake recipe

Yellow Butter Cake recipe

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About this recipe

In this blog post I will guide you thru the steps and ingredients needed to craft this recipe. Grab your favorite apron and let's start.
This yellow butter cake recipe is a classic dessert that never fails to impress. With its rich and moist texture, this cake is perfect for any occasion. The combination of butter, sugar, flour, and eggs creates a delectable treat that will leave you craving for more. Whether you enjoy it plain or with a dollop of whipped cream, this recipe is sure to become a favorite in your household.

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Yellow butter cake recipe details

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Ingredients

6	eggs, yolks only
240 ml	milk
2 tsp	vanilla extract
250 g	plain flour
50 g	cornflour
300 g	caster sugar
4 tsp	baking powder
¾ tsp	salt
175 g	unsalted butter, softened and cut into small pieces

Instructions

Preheat oven to Gas Mark 4, 180°C, 350°C.

Lightly grease two 9-inch sandwich tins, 23 x4cm deep and line the bases with baking parchment. Then butter and flour the parchment.

In a bowl lightly beat the yolks with a quarter of the milk and the vanilla.

Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix until blended. Add the butter and remaining milk and beat together. Increase beating speed to aerate the mixture and gradually add the egg mixture, beating well after each.

Divide the mixture between the tins and level the tops. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cakes comes out clean.

Place the cakes on a wire rack and allow to cool in their tins for several minutes then invert onto the rack to finish cooling.

To serve: use a frosting of choice as a filling between the layers, and to cover the top and sides.

About this recipe:
America has a preference for yellow cakes. These differ from most egg-based cakes in that they use only the yolks and not whole eggs. There are many recipes emanating from US sources that include 1 or 2 packs of yellow cake mix. Such mixes are exclusive to the US (and possibly Canadian) markets and are unavailable elsewhere. It may be possible to replace such cake mixes with this recipe as a substitute, probably avoiding some unwelcome food additives in the process.

Preparation time:
ca. 30 min
Resting time:
ca. 2 hrs
Grade of difficulty:
easy
Calories per portion:
n/a