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Old-Fashioned Yellow Layer Cake
This is the ultimate birthday cake . Just top with a rich chocolate frosting and
some candles and you'll look for reasons to celebrate just so you can make it .
Makes one 9-inch double layer cake (about 12 servings)
Softened unsalted butter, for pan
2
cups cake flour
2
teaspoons baking powder
½
teaspoon salt
1
cup granulated sugar
¾
cup (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into
small cubes
2
large eggs
2
large egg yolks
1
teaspoon pure vanilla extract
²∕³
cup plain yogurt (you may use vanilla yogurt, but halve the amount
of vanilla extract in the recipe if you choose to use it in place of
plain yogurt)
1 . Preheat the Toaster Oven Broiler to 350°F on the Bake setting with the pan in
the lower position .
2 . Butter a 9-inch round cake pan, and then cut a circle out of parchment paper
to fit in the bottom of the pan; reserve .
3 . Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into a large mixing bowl . Add the
butter . Using a hand mixer fitted with the beater attachments, mix until the
butter is well incorporated into the dry ingredients, giving the mixture the look
of wet sand . This will take 1 to 2 minutes .
4 . In a small bowl or large liquid measuring cup, mix the remaining wet
ingredients together . Gradually add the wet mixture to the dry/butter mixture
and beat until combined – be sure to not over-mix .
5 . Transfer the thick batter to the prepared cake pan . Bake for 25 to 30 minutes,
or until a cake tester comes out clean .
6 . Let pan rest on a cooling rack for 15 minutes . Remove cake from pan, but let
it cool completely before frosting (see www .cuisinart .com for a variety of
frosting recipes) .
NOTE:
The cake can be used as one thick layer, but it is most impressive when
halved . To do so, use a serrated knife and evenly and carefully slice in half,
horizontally, through the center .
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 235 (49% from fat) • carb. 27g • pro. 3g • fat 13g
•
sat. fat 8g • chol. 101mg • sod. 152mg • calc. 48mg • fiber 0g
