Ultimate Basic Birthday Yellow Cake (3 - Layer)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (do not sift the flour)
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 4 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 cut wax paper to fit the bottom of (3) 9 x 1 1/2-inch round pans. spray the pans with cooking spray, place the wax paper in the pans and spray the paper.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, mixing well.
• 4 measure the 1-1/4 cups of milk in a 2 cup measuring cup then add enough vegetable oil to bring the liquid up to 1-1/3 cups. (i did the math and figured out it is 1-1/4 cups milk + 4 teaspoons vegetable oil).
• 5 add the milk/vegetable oil mixture, butter and vanilla to the flour mixture and beat with an electric mixer on medium to medium-high speed for 2 minutes, scraping sides of bowl as needed.
• 6 add the eggs and continue beating an additional 2 minutes. pour batter into prepared pans.
• 7 bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near center of cake comes out clean, or until cake springs back when touched lightly in the center.
• 8 cool cakes on wire racks for 15 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely.
• 9 frost as desired.