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    The Best Basic Butter Cake


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    List of Ingredients




    MAKES: Two 9-inch cake layers; 12 to 16 servings

    1 cup (1/2 lb.) butter, softened (see notes)
    1 1/2 cups sugar
    3 large eggs
    3 large egg yolks
    1 tablespoon vanilla
    3 1/4 cups cake flour
    2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1 1/4 cups milk

    Recipe



    1. In a bowl, with a mixer on medium-high speed (use the paddle attachment if using a standing mixer), beat butter and sugar until fluffy and pale yellow, 4 to 5 minutes. Add eggs, then yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down sides of bowl as necessary. Beat in vanilla.

    2. In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir (or beat at low speed) about a third of the flour mixture into butter mixture. Stir in half the milk just until blended. Stir in another third of the flour mixture, then remaining milk, followed by remaining flour. Scrape batter equally into two buttered and floured 9-inch round cake pans and spread level.

    3. Bake in a 350[degrees] regular or convection oven until a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on racks in pans for 10 minutes, then invert cakes onto racks and remove pans. Cool completely before frosting.


 

 

 


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