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FINALLY!!!!!! That perfect homemade yellow cake

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Hi Betty R
I just came to London the other day for my birthday, and my daughter asked me what cake i wanted. I was going to go with one of the old tried and true ones, then i remembered the one you posted. So she made it and it was truly wonderful. It was compact and moist and soft, and the frosting was really great. I used to make a cooked one that would go on shiny but then turn dull (it would turn to fudge) but this stayed shiny and soft, and a nice dark chocolate to contrast with the white cake.
Thanks for posting it. I think it's going to be one of my favorites.
I don;t generally like cakes with oil in them, that leaves a strange feeling on the tongue, but the small amount in this didn;t do that, but added that bit of moisture. Great. Thanks
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#32
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Good eats

I just happened to see the yellow cake episode of Good Eats on TV the other night, have you tried that recipe? I wonder how good it is.
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#33
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How about the one on America's Test Kitchen - the fluffy yellow cake with chocolate frosting?
It would be nice to compare the two.

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#34
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I've saw that one before, the fluffy yellow cake with the chocolate frosting.

It looks really deliciousss.

Can the recipe be found here in this forum ?
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Just to America's Test Kitchen and do a search for "fluffy yellow cake with chocolate frosting"

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#36
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I have that show tivo'd in my bedroom
And have watched it already, saved it tho.
Maybe now I know why and altho my original
attempt didn't work I supposed I can try
again but only when it'll for sure get eaten up.
...All anyone ever does is complain....stop griping and start being thankful...be grateful...be appreciative...
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#37
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Wow!

I created an account just to tell you how insanely good this cake is! I don't even really care for yellow cake, but this is the best cake I have EVER eaten. My hubbie went crazy over it too. This is definitely a keeper.
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#38
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Now, which cake recipe are we talking about?

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Just to make sure I make this exactly right, what type of milk did you use? Whole milk or 2% or some other kind?

Also, if I am going to bake in the morning, do you think leaving the butter out overnight to soften is a good idea?

I can't wait to start baking!
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cupcakes too

Just for everyone's information, my daughter just said she made cupcakes with this recipe and they were great.
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#41
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I think I'm going to have to make this again.
But I'll do cupcakes as my original attempt wasn't close to anyones idea of perfection :(
...All anyone ever does is complain....stop griping and start being thankful...be grateful...be appreciative...
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Wow!

Dear Betty,

Thank you for posting such an easy and delicious recipe for basic yellow cake. I have tried so many, any yours is the easiest I've come across. This is my husband's favorite kind of cake, so I am anxious for him to try it. I also tried your chocolate frosting. Not sure how that is going to turn out, since I walked away to take the cake out of the oven, and when I got back to the stove, I had pudding. LOL Anyway, it is delicious. Letting it cool now, so we will either have a frosted yellow cake, or a yellow cake with chocolate pudding trifle.

At any rate, thank you again.

Happy Thanksgiving,
Schatse
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#43
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Thanks soo much for this...just tried your recipe tonight. I am practicing for my son's 1st bday party. I made just a one layer square and a pan of cupcakes just to test the taste. It is awesome!!! My husband and I knew it would be great though just from the taste of the batter left in the bowl. Couldn't resist we are two big kids! I love your icing as well, but we like the idea better for maybe brownies, might try it one day. We got a box of Wilton's buttercream icing to try just to compare tastes and we like the buttercream better with your cake. Now off to find a great buttercream to make from scratch! I love baking so not a big fan of the stuff I just pour out a box.
Thanks again for sharing!!!

Iesha

~Iesha~
Proud Air Force Wife

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I am so sorry…I had no idea there were so many responses to this recipe. I haven’t received the emails about them. I’m very happy that so many people have found this recipe helpful.

I found out last night that this recipe is also very forgiving…My four children, their families and I meet at one of our 5 houses at least 2 Saturdays out of the month. We cook, talk, play Wii games and just hang out and have a good time. We met last night at my oldest daughter’s house and I was making this cake. I was in the middle of making it when I discovered that all she had was 2 eggs in the house so I subbed 1/4 cup of mayo for the 3rd egg then I discovered that she was out of milk. So I used liquid coffee creamer for the milk and added a little extra oil to the creamer to make up for the fact that the creamer was fat-free. I was really surprised but the cake came out really well…the cake was all gone before I left to go home. So this recipe will take a lot of abuse and still work.
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#45
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This recipe is fantastic! I have tried countless recipes for yellow and vanilla butter cakes, looking for the one that had just the right combination of flavor, moistness and density. I think this is it! The only drawback I've found so far is that it doesn't seem to rise much for me. I'm wondering if it may be caused by the difference between all-purpose flour in the U.S. and Canada. (I'm in Canada.)

Has anyone attempted this recipe with either self-rising or cake and pastry flour? Just wondering if it would make a difference? I'm going to try some experiments today. Either way, it's a great recipe for yellow cake. :thumb:
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I have a friend who lives in Canada and according to her what we call all purpose flour here in the US is the same as cake flour in Canada.
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Thanks! It sounds like I should give it a try with cake flour though it did taste great using the all-purpose. I was wondering (since I'm relatively new to baking), why should the dry ingredients not be sifted in this recipe? Would sifting change the texture?
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#48
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I live in the Southern US and the all purpose flour here is very low in protein and used for cakes, biscuits and so on. If it were sifted before it was measured it would aerate the flour...there would be less of it going into the cake and the cake would not hold together.

Now if you wanted to sift after measuring then that would be fine.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf" - George Orwell.

"What we do, more than anything we say, reveals what we truly value the most." - An Unknown Soldier
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#49
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smells good

this cake smells so good i ahve it cooling right now, if i didnt know better id swear it was a boxed cake mix it came out beautiful and the smell coming from the kitchen is hard to fight off LOL ill def let you guys know how the end results turn out!
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