Description
Luscious yellow velvet cake brings sunshine to dessert tables with its golden crumb and silky cream cheese frosting. Sweet Southern charm meets classic baking tradition, inviting you to savor each delightful, tender slice.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Base:
- 2 1/2 cups (300 grams) all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons (12.5 milliliters) baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 milliliters) salt
- 1 1/2 cups (300 grams) granulated sugar
Wet Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) vanilla extract
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) buttermilk
Additional Ingredient:
- Yellow food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the oven by heating to 350F (175C) and prepare two 9-inch round cake pans with grease and flour coating.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing bowl, then set aside for later integration.
- Cream sugar, softened butter, and vegetable oil in a large mixing bowl until the mixture becomes airy and pale.
- Incorporate eggs individually, ensuring thorough blending after each addition, then introduce vanilla extract for enhanced flavor profile.
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, alternating with buttermilk, always starting and concluding with dry ingredients. Mix until ingredients are just harmonized.
- Enhance cake’s visual appeal by adding yellow food coloring, stirring until color distributes uniformly throughout the batter.
- Distribute batter evenly between prepared cake pans, ensuring balanced volume and consistent thickness.
- Position pans in preheated oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, checking doneness by inserting a toothpick into cake’s center – it should emerge clean and dry.
- Allow cakes to rest in pans for 10 minutes, then carefully transfer to wire cooling rack for complete temperature reduction.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients to ensure smooth, even mixing and better cake texture.
- Avoid overmixing the batter to prevent a tough, dense cake by stopping when ingredients are just combined.
- Substitute natural yellow coloring like turmeric or saffron for a healthier alternative to artificial food dye.
- For a gluten-free version, replace all-purpose flour with a gluten-free flour blend and add xanthan gum for better structure.
- Prep Time: 15-20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 355 kcal
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 190 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 44 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg