Perfect Yellow Cake

By awright0511

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1-1/4 cups buttermilk

Preparation

Step 1

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.