The Cake Bible
All-Occasion Downy Yellow Butter Cake
Page 39
Cuisine: North American | Course Type: Cakes
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Recipe Reviews
Zosia from Toronto, ON
A delicious, versatile yellow cake that has good vanilla flavour and a lovely, moist crumb.
It was the first cake I baked from this book so the author’s 2-step method of mixing the batter was totally foreign to me. I now appreciate this method of beating dry ingredients with butter first, then beating eggs (yolks only in this recipe) and liquids in later; it’s faster, dirties fewer dishes and results in a tender cake every time!
As other reviewers have noted, the cake marries well with a number of different frosting flavours. My most recent pairing (pictured) was with the vanilla mousseline buttercream from the same book.
A fabulous, basic cake suitable for “all occasions”!
kcookie from Toronto,
I agree with the commenters above. This is a great cake. Light crumb, great flavour and texture. And easy to make.
Sofia from ,
This recipe is awesome! Just like Rose describes it, it has the lightness of a white cake and the flavour of a butter cake. It's not heavy at all, even when refrigerated, and just melts in your mouth.
I did mess it up the first time by not following the instructions carefully, so pay attention to the details.
Cooksbakesbooks from Lincoln, NE
This cake is exquisitely versatile. It will take any flavoring of frosting or filling, and is even excellent all on its own. It is easy to make, because of the very conscientious instructions and, if you are a baker, you will always have the ingredients on hand (eggs, milk, vanilla extract, cake flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and unsalted butter). It makes wonderful cupcakes, or any shape of cake that you desire.
loretta from , NY
This cake is everything the title says and more. The texture is light and soft with a tender crumb. It's good with many of the fillings and frostings that Rose has developed for her book. This recipe makes a two layer cake. There is a section for formulas and techniques for making large wedding and special occasion cakes. I use the formulas to turn this cake into a multi-layered creations for my family and friends special moments.
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