{"id":4871,"date":"2025-03-02T20:49:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T01:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/?p=4871"},"modified":"2025-03-03T08:50:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:50:24","slug":"simple-moist-yellow-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/simple-moist-yellow-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Moist Yellow Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This is a simple, moist, buttery yellow cake with chocolate frosting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients for cake:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 cups flour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 cups sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 1\/2 teaspoons baking powder<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 teaspoon salt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 stick (1\/2 cup) softened butter <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 eggs (at room temperature)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 cup whole milk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 drops yellow food coloring (optional)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spray a rectangular pan with cooking spray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sift together flour baking powder and salt into a large mixing bowl. Add sugar and butter. Mix on a low speed until all of the ingredients are well combined. Add eggs, one at a time. Mix well after adding each egg. Add vanilla extract and food coloring and mix well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heat a cup of whole milk in the microwave until hot. This is very important – do not skip this step! The hot milk adds moisture to the cake! <\/em><\/strong>(If you don’t have milk on hand, you can use half and half (I used 1\/2 cup half and half + 1\/2 cup of water), or you may use evaporated milk.) Again – whichever variation you use – you must heat the entire cup of liquid before adding to the batter!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add the hot milk into the batter and stir until well combined. The batter will be very thin. This is fine – makes the cake ultra moist!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pour batter into the rectangular pan. Bake for 45 minutes. Cooking time may vary depending on your oven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the cake is done, leave it in the pan.** You do not have to remove the cake from the pan unless you wish to do so. Let the cake cool before frosting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chocolate Frosting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 cups confectioner’s sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 tablespoons cocoa powder<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1\/3 cup butter, softened<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 1\/2 teaspoons vanilla extract<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2-4 tablespoons of milk (I used half and half)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mix sugar, cocoa, and butter. Add milk, one tablespoon at a time. Mix after each tablespoon is added – keep adding milk until the frosting is your desired consistency. Mix in vanilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plop all of the icing on top of the cake and spread it evenly on top of the cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

**Leaving the cake in the pan simplifies frosting it. If the cake is in the pan, you do not need to frost the sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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