Did you know I bake lots of cakes? Like, lots and lots of lots of cakes? I had a homemade white cake recipe that I love but have been on the search for a good (and it must be GOOD) yellow cake recipe. This Yellow Cake Mix is the perfect way to get rid of box mixes or the perfect gift for a friend! This recipe also makes the perfect Birthday Cake!!!
Yellow Cake (Also Called Butter Cake)
There are two reasons that I finally ended up in this yellow cake recipe:
- It’s a one-bowl recipe.
- It uses whole eggs, not 8 egg yolks.
Oh, and one more… it’s the BEST! Tastes amazing.
(If you want this recipe written out to try my Birthday Cake recipe, it is the same delicious yellow cake only written to be made immediately.)
Homemade Cake Mix
The recipe is written to be stored. You prepare the dry ingredients, label them, and store them in your pantry. When you are ready to bake the yellow cake, you remove it from your pantry and add the wet ingredients.
It is a great option if you have a few extra minutes the week before a birthday or special occasion! Not only can making your own cake mixes save you time, but they taste amazing and are real, natural ingredients!
If you want a yellow cake recipe check out this Birthday Cake version. Detailed tips and tricks on how to make this yellow cake from scratch when you do not need to make the yellow cake mix.
Chocolate Buttercream
I couldn’t help but pair this yellow cake with rich chocolate buttercream, as that is my favorite combination.
Yellow Cupcakes
If you would like the CUPCAKE version of the best yellow cake, try this recipe for the Perfect Yellow Cupcake.
How to Gift Yellow Cake Mix
If you want to give this as a gift simply print out the ‘wet’ ingredients and the directions and attach them to the jar. Be sure to add some instructions, though. Something like, “After the cake is cooled call me and I will be right over.” 😉
More Popular Cakes
Yellow Cake
Equipment
- Stand mixer I like this one from Kenmore!
- Round cake pans (or you can use a 9×13 baking dish)
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups (281 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) granulated sugar
- 3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cups milk
- ⅛ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup (1 stick or 113g) butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
Instructions
Measure flour into quart size mason jar.
- Add sugar on top, then baking powder, then salt. Place lid on jar. (My ingredients JUST fit)
When Ready to Prepare Cake Batter
- Place softened butter into a stand mixer and mix on medium for 1-2 minutes. (You can also use a hand-held mixer)
- Place dry ingredients into stand mixer and combine with butter for 30 seconds.
- Add milk, oil, vanilla and eggs and mix on medium-high for one minute.
- Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake at 350°F. For 8-inch pans it's 20-25 minutes. For cupcakes start checking around 15 minutes. To make in a 9×13, bake for 30-38 minutes. Cool before frosting.
Video
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can you use cake cake flour
I’m so glad you posted this cake recipe, yellow cake is my favorite it’s in the oven right now and I can’t wait on frost it. Please don’t etc negative comments keep you from sharing in the future. I’ve even looking for a good homemade cake recipe.
I also wanted to say thank you for the pan release recipe I love it. I wanted an better way, my family and I are going to made from scratch only, so this is great so I don’t have to use spray. Thank you
I’ve been using this recipe for cupcakes, but the papers are falling away from the cakes. Do you have a solution for this problem? I REALLY love the cake, but it sorta ruins the cupcakes when the papers don’t stay on!
Usually, that is about the quality of liner, not the recipe. 🙂
The best liners are the ones that look like aluminum foil. That is what I use.
Have you ever tried using the dry portion of your scratch cake mixes in the WASC recipe? Looking for a way to leave the boxed mix out of the recipe and love the idea of all your from scratch recipes!
So do we add milk or not? Recipe says yes. Video doesn’t show it. I looked through all comments and couldn’t find the answer. Please help!
What is the serving size if we were to do cupcakes
Could you put Egg Nog in it instead of milk?
Amanda,
The recipe calls for 1 stick of butter, softened; is that equal to 1/2 cup? Also, some readers have inquired about the milk ingredient on the recipe, but not shown in the video. Should milk be added? FYI, the video is unavailable for me.
I do recommend always following the written recipe. 🙂 I stick of butter is 113g or 1/2 cup.
I did not use this yellow cake recipe, but I made the chocolate buttercream. The frosting was delicious and paired nicely with the cake, but the consistency was a little hard to work with. Next time I make it, I might try adding a little more cream.