This yellow cake recipe is a simply delicious, made-from-scratch cake that can be frosted with almost any flavor of frosting. It is the perfect dessert after a home cooked meal.
Yellow Cake
Ingredients:
1/3 cup softened shortening
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup milk
Directions:
1. Cream softened shortening and butter. Add the eggs to the mixture, mix well.
2. Sift together all dry ingredients and add to the creamy mixture. Stir in milk and vanilla.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F in two 9 inch round cake pans for 25 to 30 minutes.
3. Frost with chocolate buttercream frosting (recipe below).
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients:
3/4 cups baking cocoa
2-2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
6 Tablespoons butter, at room temperature
5 Tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Combine cocoa and sugar in a bowl.
2. With an electric mixer, cream the butter with 1/2 cup of the cocoa/sugar mixture in a medium bowl.
3. Add the remaining cocoa/sugar mixture alternately with milk, beating to spreading consistency.
4. Blend in vanilla. Makes 2 cups.
Other Cakes to Try After Homemade Yellow Cake
After giving this homemade yellow cake recipe a try, consider giving these other cake flavors a go:
- Caterpillar cake. If you have young kids, this is a great cake to try. This is a swiss roll cake decorated to look like a caterpillar. It's sure to delight any small child you make it for!
- Swiss roll cake. On the topic of swiss roll cakes, if you haven't made one yet, now is the time to try. It may not work perfectly the first time, but with a little trial-and-error you'll get this rolled chocolate cake just right.
- Strawberry shortcake. Are you in need of a great summertime dessert that everyone will love? Give strawberry shortcake a try! This dessert is best made with fresh strawberries, and should be served with ice cream.
- Chocotorta. This decadent cake is made with chocolate cookies, dulce de leche, and cream cheese. It's heavy, sweet, and filling. The cake originates from Argentina, and is an absolute must-try.
- Tres leches cake. This cake is extremely popular in Spanish-speaking countries. It's a sponge cake soaked with evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream. Frost with whipped cream and fruit, if you like.
- Coffee cake. No, this cake isn't coffee flavored. Try opera cake if you're looking for that. Instead, this cake is named as it is because it's meant to be eaten with coffee. It's traditionally cinnamon-flavored, giving it a light sweetness perfect for mornings.
- White cake. You've tried making your own yellow cake, so why not make your own white cake? White cake differs from yellow cake in that it's made without egg yolks. This is a vanilla-flavored cake.
- Blackout cake. Love chocolate, or in need of a dessert for a chocolate-loving person? This is the way to go. Blackout cake adds chocolate pudding to a traditional chocolate cake, creating a delicious dessert any chocolate fan will fall in love with.