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Yellow Layer Cake

Name: Yellow Layer Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Ingredients: 2/3 cup butter, softened; 1-3/4 cups sugar; 2 large eggs; 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1-1/4 cups 2% milk; 2-1/2 cups frosting of your choice

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Total Time

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Makes

12 servings

Instead of turning to a boxed cake mix, why not try your hand at this easy recipe for a basic yellow cake? You just can't beat the homemade goodness!—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin

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Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened
1-3/4 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cups 2% milk
2-1/2 cups frosting of your choice

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Spread frosting between layers and over the top and sides of cake.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 576 calories, 22g fat (10g saturated fat), 66mg cholesterol, 425mg sodium, 89g carbohydrate (65g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.

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