Yellow Cake Made from Scratch

This delicious yellow cake recipe from scratch is very simple to make with basic pantry ingredients. Perfect for a birthday cake or feeding a crowd!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 139 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup shortening
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 3.5 teaspoons baking powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.

Step 2

Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 3

Beat sugar and shortening together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.

Step 4

Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating just to combine. Stir in vanilla and pour cake batter into the prepared pan.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 to 45 minutes.

Step 6

Cool cake completely and top with your favorite frosting.