Rainy Day Yellow Cake Recipes

DAVID'S YELLOW CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 - 8 inch round pans. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until tops spring back when lightly tapped. Cool 15 minutes before turning out onto cooling racks.

EASY ONE BOWL YELLOW CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F.
• Grease an 8 or 9-inch round cake pan.
• With an electric mixer on high, beat sugar, eggs, & vanilla for one minute to thicken.
• On low speed add remaining ingredients (in the order listed) but do not over-mix. This should take less than a minute.
• Pour into pan and bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. I like to frost it with my 2-minute chocolate frosting.

PERFECT YELLOW CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 13x9 inch cake pan.
• In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a mixer with the paddle attachment, combine the sugar, vegetable oil, and butter. Cream together at medium speed for 1 minute.
• Add the eggs and egg yolks one at a time on low speed. Stir in the vanilla extract until the batter is smooth and incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Next, mix in the sour cream and beat until well-combined.
• In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, and turmeric until thoroughly combined.
• Add half the flour mixture, and beat on low speed while pouring in half of the buttermilk and mix just until the flour starts to incorporate. Finally add the remaining flour, mixing on low speed while pouring in the remaining buttermilk and beating until all of the ingredients are combined.
• Use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl and stir the batter from the bottom to the top to ensure it's well-mixed.
• Pour the batter into the greased pan (or pans) evenly and bake at 350°F for 36-40 minutes (or less time for cupcakes), keeping a careful eye on the baking during the last few minutes. Test the cake for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the center of the cake--if it comes out clean, the cake is done.
• Cool completely and decorate with your choice of frosting.

RAINY DAY YELLOW CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F Prepare a 9- by 13-inch pan by greasing it and dusting it with flour.
• In a medium-sized mixing bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until stiff but not dry.
• Set aside.
• KIDS' COOKING SKILLS: Use this recipe to teach your kids how to cream butter and sugar and decorate a cake using a pastry bag.
• In a separate mixing bowl, cream the butter for 1 to 2 minutes; add the sugar and cream for another 2 minutes.
• Add the egg yolks all at once and beat for another minute or until the mixture appears light and fluffy.
• Beat in the vanilla extract.
• Measure the flour using a dry measuring cup and pour it into another mixing bowl.
• Ask your child to measure the baking powder, baking soda, and salt, carefully leveling each with a knife, and then stir them into the flour.
• Measure the buttermilk in a liquid measuring cup.
• Add about a third of the flour mixture to the butter-sugar mixture and mix well.
• Then, mixing (but not overbeating) after each new addition, add half of the buttermilk, followed by another third of the flour, then the remaining buttermilk, and finally the last of the flour.
• Fold the stiff egg whites into the batter with a rubber spatula.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Set on a rack to cool.
• Ice the cooled cake with any of the frostings (except decorators') in this article.
• Then prepare a batch of decorators' frosting, which is slightly stiffer than the others.
• Divide it into four small bowls and mix in food coloring.
• Spoon the desired color into a pastry bag (place the coupler base into the bag first, then roll the bag down so the frosting goes into the bottom).
• Attach the desired tip by screwing on the coupler ring.
• To create a rainy day scene, use a drawing tip to outline clouds, raindrops, grass, and a simple figure holding an umbrella.
• For best results, wash out the tip each time you switch colors.
• To make flowers, use a star tip for the petals and a leaf tip for leaves.
• With the tip of your choice, pipe a border around the whole scene, if desired.

MOIST YELLOW CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9x13 inch pans. Sift together the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.