Monday, February 29, 2016

Classic Yellow Cake With Chocolate Frosting

By: The Food Hunter

When the cutest little girl in the world turns five, making a delicious birthday cake is something that must be done. This past weekend we celebrated my god-daughter's birthday with a moist yellow cake similar to the ones I remember having at her age. The only difference is that it was made completely from scratch.



Growing up in the 70's & 80's, the birthday cakes I remember the most at parties were from a box. And yellow cake with chocolate frosting seemed to be the most popular. It's been many years since I've eaten this cake flavor but the memories are still with me.

This month I've partnered with Stonyfield yogurt and Divine chocolate to recreate a childhood memory from scratch for my favorite little girl.



Classic Yellow Cake With Chocolate Frosting
(printable recipe)

For the Cake:
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1½ cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1¼ cups Greek Yogurt (I used Stonyfield)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans; set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

Using an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating for 1 minute between each addition. Add in vanilla.

Add the dry ingredients all at once and beat on low speed until just combined. Add the yogurt and beat for 1 minute on low and then increase the speed to medium and beat for an additional 3 minutes.

Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. Bake for 35 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes in the pans, then turn out onto wire racks and cool completely before frosting.


For the Frosting:
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled (I used Divine Chocolate)
heavy cream as needed

Using the wire whisk attachment of your stand mixer, whip the butter on medium-high speed for 5 minutes, stopping a few times to scrape the bowl..

Reduce the speed to low and gradually add the powdered sugar. Once all of the powdered sugar is incorporated, increase the speed to medium-high and add the vanilla, mixing until incorporated. Add the melted chocolate and whip at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes, scraping the bowl as needed.

If too thick the frosting can be thinned out with heavy cream adding until desired consistency is reached.



I have an ongoing relationship with Stonyfield as a member of the Clean Plate Club. I receive product, coupons and compensation for posts featuring their products. As always, all opinions are 100% my own

17 comments:

  1. This is a classic! Reminds me of my grandmother's recipe - she would make this as a special treat for my brother and I! Thanks for sharing -- and bringing back memories

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  2. Such a wonderful classic recipe, especially for a birthday cake! Thanks for sharing it!

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  3. One of the best kinds of cake! Now I want some :)

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  4. You are such a good god-mother, making a cake for her birthday and everything! This looks delicious. It's been ages since I last had yellow cake and chocolate icing--probably a boxed mix at a birthday party years and years ago. Now I want to make one from scratch just to see how it compares to the mixes of my childhood memories. ;)

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  5. Yum I love a classic basic cake! This looks so good and easy!!

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  6. So adorable! This cake looks delicious! Happy birthday!

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  7. That cake looks perfect, like something on a magazine cover! Love that you used Greek yogurt!

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  8. That cake looks so good.. Thanks for sharing!!

    I just wanted to drop a note and invite you to come join us at Sunday's Simple Homemaker Link-Up. Would love to have you link-up!! http://www.prairiegalcookin.com/sundays-simple-homemaker-1st-weekly-link-up

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  9. I love using Greek yogurt in cakes as well and yours looks divine!

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  10. This is our kind of cake! We love your use of every day ingredients; this is something that would feel right at home on our kitchen counter; although it wouldn't last long at all! Great job!!

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  11. As a 70s kid I'm old enough to remember when my grandma first went from scratch to a boxed mix. There was no going back after that. I never made a cake from scratch until I was darn near elderly myself! I'm so glad to see the revival of scratch cooking and the great quality ingredients you are using here! Your God daughter has a worthy cake to celebrate her big day!

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  12. We always had yellow cake with chocolate frosting growing up! It's just such a classic, I know it's a favorite of ours!

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  13. Yogurt in baking is the best ingredient! This is one fine cake!

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  14. Classic yellow cake with chocolate frosting is my favorite! It's basically the cake I could eat each and every birthday :)

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  15. What a perfect cake, love it!! Can't go wrong with a classic!

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  16. She is absolutely precious...I hope she enjoyed the cake :-)

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  17. Perfect Cake! I have always used box mix for yellow cake. Will follow your recipe next time!

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