Old Fashioned Yellow Cake With Easy Chocolate Frosting Recipes

OLD FASHIONED YELLOW CAKE WITH EASY CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray your baking dish(s) with non stick spray.
• Beat together the butter,oil, sugar, baking powder, salt, and vanilla. Scrape down the bowl. Beat for about 2-3 minutes or until slightly pale in color.
• Add the eggs one at a time, scraping the bowl at least twice. Beat until thick.
• Stir in the flour until just combined then add the milk. Beat for another 1-2 minutes until light and fluffy being careful not to over beat as this can make a tough cake.
• Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes for a 9 x 13, 25 minutes for two 8 or 9 inch pans and 15 minutes for cupcakes or until top of cake is light brown and toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool.
• With an electric mixer, combine butter, milk and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• Add powdered sugar and cocoa. Mix slowly for one minute, scrape down sides and beat for 1-2 minutes until light and fluffy.
• Spread onto cooled cake and serve!

OLD-FASHIONED YELLOW CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE ICING

Steps:

• To make cake, preheat oven to 350°F
• In a large bowl, beat shortening until light.
• Slowly beat in sugar.
• Add egg and egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift flour with baking powder and salt.
• Add to batter in 3 parts, alternating with 3 parts milk.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Beat egg whites until stiff.
• Fold into batter.
• Pour batter into two buttered and floured 8-inch round cake pans.
• Bake for about 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack before icing.
• To make icing, in top of a double boiler over simmering water, melt chocolate and stir in condensed milk. Beat until smooth.
• Stir in butter, one piece at a time, stirring after each addition. Stir in egg yolk and vanilla. Beat until smooth and thick. (If the icing becomes too thick, thin with a little hot water.).

OLD-FASHIONED YELLOW CAKE W/ CHOCOLATE FROSTING RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. In a large mixing bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add the softened butter, milk, and vanilla. Using a hand mixer, beat mixture for 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add the eggs and beat for another 2 minutes. Divide the batter between the two prepared pans. Bake for about 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cakes to rack to cool completely. Make the Frosting: Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl. Using a hand mixer, beat until spreading consistency, adding a dab more milk if needed. Makes about 2 cups frosting. Frost between the layers, over the top and on the sides of cake.