Birthday Cake

14 Reviews

Prep: 30 min
Cook: 1 hr
Ready In: 1 hr 30 min

“Here is a birthday cake, it is practical and at the same time it can be made fancy with Decorator Frosting (found on our site). One or more layers can be tinted by adding food coloring.” - by Carol

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups butter
2 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
7 egg yolks
4 1/2 cups cake flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 3/4 cups milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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Original recipe yields 1 - 8 inch layer cake

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8 inch round pans.
Sift flour before measuring; resift with salt and baking powder at least twice more.
Beat egg yolks until very thick and pale - approximately 5 minutes with a mixer on high speed.
In a large bowl, cream butter or margarine and sugar. Blend in eggs. Fold sifted mixture, alternately with milk, into creamed mixture. Stir in vanilla. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until cake springs back when touched. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Turn out, and cool on wire rack. Frost with Decorator Frosting.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (10 total)

Calories
647 cal
32%

Fat
32.1 g
49%

Carbs
81 g
26%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (14)

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AUDREYRW

Oct. 20, 2003

"This is the worst cake I ever tasted. It tasted like cornbread. It was too salty and heavy. This is not a good recipe at all...." See more"

CAROLINELEZZA

Oct. 21, 2004

"This is the single worst recipe I've ever gotten from this website - the recipes are usually great. The cake tasted like badly cooked pancakes...." See more"