Yellow Cake

By JDARK

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups (160g) all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups (135g) cake flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 2/3 cups (356g) granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup (6 oz) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup (2 oz) vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs
• 2 large egg yolks
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup (8 oz) buttermilk

Details

Level of difficulty Average
Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter 2 9-inch round baking pans, line with parchment paper and butter parchment. Lightly dust pans with flour and shake out excess, set pans aside.

Step 2

Sift all-purpose flour and cake flour into a mixing bowl. Add baking powder, baking soda and salt and whisk 20 seconds, set aside.

Step 3

In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment whip together butter and granulated sugar until pale and fluffy (if not using a paddle attachment that constantly scrapes bowl, then stop mixer occasionally throughout entire mixing process and scrape down sides and bottom of bowl).

Step 4

Blend in vegetable oil. Mix in eggs one at time then blend in egg yolks. Mix in vanilla.

Step 5

Add in 1/3 of the flour mixture then mix just until combined, then add in 1/2 of the buttermilk and blend until combined, repeat process once more then finish by mixing in remaining 1/3 of the flour mixture. Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl with a rubber spatula.

Step 6

Divide batter among prepared cake pans. Bake in preheated oven 25 - 29 minutes until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

Step 7

Cool in pans several minutes, run knife around edge to make sure they are loose, then invert onto wire racks to cool (once halfway cool I recommend wrapping with plastic wrap until completely cool).