Basic yellow cake
Basic yellow cake- fluffy , tender and moist !
Ingredients
- 160 grams or 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 112 grams or 1/2 cups unsalted butter , at room temperature
- 150 grams or 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 Eggs , at room temperature
- 2 egg yolks , at room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 120 ml or 1/2 cups milk , at room temperature
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 160 c/ 325 F. Butter a 6 inch round pan and dust with flour well.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Keep aside.
- Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs , and then the yolks and the vanilla one by one , beating well after each addition .
- Now, alternately add the flour mixture and milk mixture beating after each addition. So add 1/3rd of the flour -1/2 of the milk - 1/3rd of the flour- 1/2 of the milk- 1/3rd of the flour. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl as necessary.
- Pour batter into pan and bake at 160 C/ 325 F for 38-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out dry and the top springs back on touching.
- Cool in pan for 5 minutes and completely on wire rack.
Notes
- This cake can be stored in an airtight container for 3-4 days., And frozen for 2 months.
- This gives a 4 inch high cake in an 6 inch round pan. It can be baked in a 8 inch pan for 26-28 minutes for a shorter cake.
- Recipe can be doubled.