Yellow Birthday Cake

Try this recipe for the perfect yellow birthday cake - moist and homemade for birthdays or other special occasions. Double the recipe for a 2-layer cake.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 312 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup milk
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 ⅓ cups cake flour
• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 45 to 60 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter and flour one 8-inch cake pan.

Step 3

Cream butter and sugar together in a bowl until fluffy. Add vanilla extract. Beat in eggs 1 at a time.

Step 4

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together into a bowl 3 times. Add flour mixture to egg mixture in 3 additions, alternating with milk and ending with flour mixture. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.