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Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting

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List of Ingredients



• -- Cake --
  
• 3 cups flour
  
• 2 tsp baking powder
  
• ½ tsp salt
  
• 1 cup milk
  
• 1 tsp vanilla
  
• 2 sticks (1 cup) butter
  
• 2 cups granulated sugar
  
• 4 eggs
  
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• -- Frosting --
  
• 1 stick (½ cup) butter
  
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  
• 1/3 cup evaporated milk or half-and-half
  
• 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
  
• 1 tsp vanilla
  






Instructions



1. Heat oven to 350° F.
   Mix the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl; set aside. Combine the milk and vanilla in a small bowl; set aside.
   
   
2. Beat the butter in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add the sugar; beat until light and evenly combined. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until the mixture is smooth, about 3 minutes. Add one-third of the flour mixture; beat on low speed until well combined. Beat in half of the milk mixture. Beat in one-third of the flour mixture and the remaining milk. Beat in the remaining flour mixture just until combined.
   
   
3. Scrape the batter into two greased and floured 9-inch cake pans; bake until golden brown and cakes spring back when touched lightly in the center, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool pans on wire racks 10 minutes; turn out the cakes onto the racks. Turn the layers top side up. Cool completely.
   
   
4. For the frosting:
   Combine the butter, cocoa and evaporated milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat; heat to a gentle boil. Cook, stirring, until mixture is dark and shiny, about 3 minutes. Remove pan from heat; stir in the confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat with an electric mixer on low speed until smooth and thick.
   
   
5. Place one cake layer, top side down, on a cake plate; spread about 1 cup of the frosting over the top. Cover with second cake layer, top side up; spread the remaining frosting evenly over the sides and top.