Recipes Desserts Cakes Yellow Cake Recipes Scottley's Basic Yellow Cake 4.1 (237) 200 Reviews 38 Photos Very simple, but delicious cake. Can be used with most any kind of frosting. Submitted by Scottley Published on June 18, 2020 Save Rate Print Share Add Photo 38 38 38 38 Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Total Time: 1 hr Servings: 12 Yield: 2 to 9 - inch round cake pans Jump to Nutrition Facts Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1x 2x 4x Oops! Something went wrong. Our team is working on it. Original recipe (1X) yields 12 servings 1 cup butter, softened 1 ⅔ cups white sugar 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 cups sifted cake flour 2 ¼ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 ⅓ cups milk Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 - 9 inch round cake pans. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with milk, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake in preheated oven for 40to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. Unknown I Made It Print 319 home cooks made it! Nutrition Facts (per serving) 395 Calories 17g Fat 56g Carbs 5g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 12 Calories 395 % Daily Value * Total Fat 17g 22% Saturated Fat 10g 52% Cholesterol 74mg 25% Sodium 297mg 13% Total Carbohydrate 56g 20% Dietary Fiber 1g 2% Total Sugars 29g Protein 5g 10% Vitamin C 0mg 0% Calcium 83mg 6% Iron 3mg 15% Potassium 94mg 2% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data. (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.