I found this recipe by googling "homemade yellow cake" a few weeks ago and just made my second batch. Up until about 3 months ago my entire baking repertoire consisted of an occassional carrot cake - maybe 3 or 4 in my life. That is it. But sometime around my daughter turning 2 last fall, baking became an integral part of our lives so I have been forced to "buck up" and learn. It is one of her favorite activities. I refuse to use a box recipe so I was a little nervous about attempting my very first cake from scratch. This recipe is awesome!! My husband is a professional chef and learned baking in Switzerland (he was not at home when we made the first batch btw). He "reviewed" the finish product and gave it 5 stars - plus it is very forgiving. My daughter (remember she is 2) did the measuring (with some assistance from me). It might be a great way to learn numbers but it tends to lead to less than exact results. Did not seem to matter. For icing on the first batch, I simmered some frozen blueberries, strained the juice and made purple cream cheese frosting. Tonight we are making a confection sugar glaze made pink (per my daughter's request) with a reduced pomegranate juice. I also added frozen blueberries and mini choclate chips to the batter. Oh, and we made cupcakes - not cake - thank you, thank you for making me feel like a rock star chef in front of my daughter - :) and she had a blast!
