Yellow Cake Made from Scratch

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 24
Yield: 24 servings

Description

This delicious yellow cake recipe from scratch is very simple to make with basic pantry ingredients. Perfect for a birthday cake or feeding a crowd!

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup shortening
3 eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
2 Combine flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
3 Beat sugar and shortening together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
4 Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating just to combine. Stir in vanilla and pour cake batter into the prepared pan.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
6 Cool cake completely and top with your favorite frosting.