David's Yellow Cake
Courtesy of Allrecipes.com.
Sea Level Ingredient Amounts
- 8 ounces unsalted butter
- 12 ounces granulated sugar
- 3 ½ ounces egg yolks
- 6 ounces milk
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 8 ¼ ounces cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
9,000 Foot Elevation Ingredients
- 6 ¾ ounces unsalted butter
- 10 ½ ounces granulated sugar
- 4 ¼ ounces egg yolks
- 7 ¾ ounces milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 10 ounces all-purpose flour, NOT cake flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Sea Level baking time per recipe: 25 to 30 minutes.
Baking time at 9,000 feet: 30 minutes.
1 .Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottoms of 2 8-inch round pans with parchment paper. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing until just incorporated. ** For high altitude, mix on medium-high speed for 20 seconds to develop gluten.
3. Bake in preheated oven until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool 15 minutes before turning out onto cooling racks.
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