Cooking Basics - Basic Cake
By: Amy Jeanroy
Published: June 21, 2011

It is surprising how many people have never actually made a cake from scratch. Making a homemade cake is simple and can be served frosted, with powdered sugar or topped with fresh fruit. Learn how to make a basic vanilla cake and you will always have a go-to dessert at your fingertips.
This recipe is perfect for cupcakes and making your kid's shaped birthday cakes. I have make trains, airplanes, trucks, bears, a lady bug and many more inventive shapes with it. This is a recipe that gets serious mileage at our place. 
This Basic Yellow Cake is tasty when served warm, but I like to make it at least 12 hours early, so it has time to cool and firm up, unless I am serving it as a base for a fruity topping. I hope you enjoy! 
 
Basic Yellow Cake