Grammy's Kitchen · Vanilla Cake · Yellow Cake
One of 51 vanilla cake recipes we measured
183 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 51.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 71% | 88% |
| total sugar | 96% | 181% |
| egg | 64% | 54% |
| leavener | 3% | 3% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| liquid | 117% | 86% |
| dairy | 117% | 84% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 314 g | 2 3/4 cups cake flour |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
| 6 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 300 g | 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar |
| 73 g | 1/3 cup vegetable oil |
| 151 g | 2/3 cup unsalted butter (room temperature) |
| 13 g | 1 tablespoon vanilla extract |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs (room temperature) |
| 100 g | 2 large egg yolks (room temperature) |
| 368 g | 1 1/2 cups buttermilk (room temperature) |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Like I commented on your chocolate buttercream frosting recipe, this cake was absolutely delicious. I've been trying for years to make a yellow cake with chocolate icing for my husband that would come close to what his mom used to make him. I always fell sho” — a cook, 5.0★
“I made this cake yesterday for my coworkers birthday and it was a hit! I used the batter for cupcakes and they turned out perfect. For reference, I baked them a touch above 325 for 25 minutes. I used a chocolate ganache buttercream for the frosting. This cake ” — a cook, 5.0★