David's Yellow Cake

This yellow cake recipe uses sugar, butter, and lots of egg yolks to make moist, fluffy cake layers from scratch for the best classic birthday cake.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 360 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¾ cup milk
• 8 large egg yolks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8-inch, round pans.

Step 2

Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into the prepared pans.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until cake tops spring back when lightly tapped, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool 15 minutes before turning out onto cooling racks.