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Classic Yellow Birthday Cake with Chocolate Frosting

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This is a birthday classic, simple yet delectable.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CAKE:
  • 2 sticks Unsalted Butter, Softened
  • 1-½ cup Granulated Sugar
  • 4 whole Eggs
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • 2 cups All-purpose Flour
  • ¼ teaspoons Salt
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ½ cups Milk
  • FOR THE FROSTING:
  • 1 stick Unsalted Butter, Softened
  • 1 cup Bittersweet Chocolate Chips, Melted

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix until airy and mixed throughout. Add the flour, salt, and baking powder, and mix just until incorporated. Add the milk and mix just until the batter is moistened throughout. Bake in a large, greased baking pan for 30 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out cleanly. Let the cake cool completely in the pan before frosting.

For the frosting, whip the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer. Let the chocolate cool a little bit, just so it is close to body temperature. Mix in the melted chocolate and whip the frosting until it is light and paler in color. The color should be milk chocolate. Frost the cake on top with the frosting, and enjoy.

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Melissa McCauley on 5.5.2016

I made this cake last night and it is light, fluffy and moist. Scrumptious!

I wish you would specify the pan size (9 x 13), I made it into cupcakes and they cooked up perfectly in 20 minutes

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