Today is very chilly. I hope anyone who has to go outside is bundled up. However, if you have no intention of leaving the house today, I have a yellow cake recipe for you. I found it on a forum in cheftalk.com and it is the best yellow cake I have ever tasted or made. Hopefully you will enjoy your time baking and enjoy your time eating even more.
Basic Yellow Cake:
2-1/4C all-purpose flour (do not sift the flour)
1-1/2 C granulated sugar
3-1/2t baking powder
1t salt
1-1/4C milk
vegetable oil
1 stick butter (not margarine), softened
1T vanilla extract
3 large eggs
Preheat oven to 350
Cut baking paper to fit the bottom of (3) 9x1-1/2inch round pans. Grease with butter, place the baking paper in the pans and butter the paper.
In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, mixing well.
Measure the 1-1/4 C of milk in a 2C measuring cup...then add enough vegetable oil to bring the liquid up to 1-1/3C.
Add the milk/vegetable oil mixture, butter and vanilla to the flour mixture and beat with an electric mixer on medium to medium-high speed for 2 minutes, scraping sides of the bowl as needed.
Add the eggs and continue beating an additional 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center of the cake comes out clean, or until the cake springs back when lightly touched at the center.
Cool cakes on wire racks for 15 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely.
Frost as desired
My favorite frosting on this cake is cooked chocolate frosting.
Cooked Chocolate Frosting
Mix together and cook over medium heat stirring constantly until thick and bubbly:
1-1/2C granulated sugar
1/4C + 2T cornstarch packed
7T cocoa
1T butter
3/4t salt
1-1/2C boiling water
Remove from heat and stir in:
6T butter
1T vanilla extract
Stir until the butter is melted; cool to frosting consistency and frost cake.
http://www.cheftalk.com/t/45372/finally-that-perfect-homemade-yellow-cake
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