Perfect Yellow Cake
Yield: one 9-by-13 inch cake Prep 20 mins Start to Finish 1 hr 10 mins
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
Directions
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-by-2-inch pan and line bottom with parchment. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
2. Beat butter and sugar until fluffy, 2 min. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition until incorporated. Add vanilla. Scrape down sides of bowl.
3. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately in three stages, beginning and ending with flour. Smooth batter into pan and bake until cake tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 45 to 48 min. Cool in pan for 15 min. Makes one 9-by-13 inch cake.
Nutrition Facts
- cal.(kcal)416,
- Fat, total(g)18,
- chol.(mg)112,
- sat. fat(g)10,
- carb.(g)59,
- Monosaturated fat(g)5,
- Polyunsaturated fat(g)1,
- fiber(g)1,
- sugar(g)35,
- pro.(g)6,
- vit. A(IU)534,
- Thiamin(mg)0,
- Riboflavin(mg)0,
- Niacin(mg)2,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6)(mg)0,
- Folate(µg)69,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12)(µg)0,
- sodium(mg)345,
- Potassium(mg)100,
- calcium(mg)131,
- iron(mg)2,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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