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Yellow Cake with Buttercream Frosting

Name: Yellow Cake with Buttercream Frosting
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 15 servings
Ingredients: 2/3 cup butter, softened; 1-3/4 cups sugar; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1-1/4 cups 2% milk; FROSTING:; 1 cup butter, softened; 3 cups confectioners' sugar; 4 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 to 4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Makes

15 servings

Updated: Jan. 21, 2023

This is a classic scratch cake. The homemade buttery frosting and crisp, sugared edges really make it stand out. —Aria Thornton, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened
1-3/4 cups sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs, room temperature
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cups 2% milk
FROSTING:
1 cup butter, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 to 4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13x9-in. baking pan.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add vanilla and eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; beat into creamed mixture alternately with milk. Transfer to prepared pan.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Place on a wire rack; cool completely.
For frosting, beat butter until creamy; gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth and light in color, about 3 minutes. Beat in vanilla and 3 tablespoons cream until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes; thin with additional cream if desired. Spread over cake.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 477 calories, 23g fat (14g saturated fat), 84mg cholesterol, 342mg sodium, 65g carbohydrate (48g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.

Yellow Cake with Buttercream Frosting

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