🎂 Yellow Butter Cake
A classic, soft, buttery cake with a rich golden crumb—perfect on its own or layered with frosting.
🧾 Ingredients
🎂 Cake batter
- 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup (225g) butter (softened)
- 1½ cups sugar
- 4 eggs (room temperature)
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup (240ml) milk
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Prep
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F)
- Grease and line a cake pan
2. Mix dry ingredients
Whisk together:
- flour
- baking powder
- salt
3. Cream butter & sugar
- Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy
- This step gives the cake its soft texture
4. Add eggs
- Add eggs one at a time
- Beat well after each
- Mix in vanilla
5. Combine
- Add dry ingredients in parts, alternating with milk
- Mix gently until smooth (don’t overmix)
6. Bake
- Pour batter into pan
- Bake 30–40 minutes
- Toothpick should come out clean
7. Cool
Let cake cool before slicing or frosting.
🍽️ Result
A soft, rich Yellow cake with buttery flavor and tender crumb—perfect for birthdays or everyday dessert.
⭐ Optional frostings
- Chocolate frosting 🍫
- Vanilla buttercream
- Strawberry frosting 🍓
⭐ Pro tips
- Room temperature ingredients = smoother batter
- Don’t overmix or cake becomes dense
- Proper creaming = fluffy cake
If you want, I can also make:
- bakery-style layered birthday cake 🎂
- eggless version
- or super moist “bakery secret” upgrade recipe 🔥
