Old Fashioned Birthday Cake
A golden yellow cake with milk chocolate frosting. A simple classic everybody loves.
Equipment
- 1 9x13 inch cake pan (or, 8x8 for a taller cake)
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3.5 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1.5 cups white granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 3 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Prepare a 9x13 inch pan with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl/stand mixer (or using a bowl with an electric handheld mixer), combine butter and sugar. Mix on medium until fully combined and fluffy.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing each one until fully combined before adding the next. Add vanilla extract and mix again. Mixture should be fluffy.
- Combine the sugar/butter/vanilla mixture with the flour/baking powder/salt mixture. Add 1 cup milk. Mix on medium until a soft and fluffy cake batter is reached, with minimal lumps. Do not overmix.
- Pour cake batter into prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes. Perform toothpick test around 20 minute mark to ensure cake is not overdone.
- Allow to fully cool before icing. Chocolate icing recipe can be found here. Top with sprinkles, serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 272kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 64mgSodium: 343mgPotassium: 73mgFiber: 1gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 329IUCalcium: 106mgIron: 1mg
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