Grandma's Yellow Cake Recipe: Simple

Name: Grandma's Yellow Cake Recipe: Simple
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 2 ½ cups (300g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more for dusting the pan; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ cup (1 stick, 113g) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for greasing the pan; 1 ¾ cups (350g) granulated sugar; 2 large eggs, at room temperature; 2 large egg yolks, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 ¼ cups (300ml) buttermilk, at room temperature; 1 cup (2 sticks, 226g) unsalted butter, softened (for frosting); 3 cups (360g) powdered sugar, sifted (for frosting); ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (for frosting); 3-4 tablespoons milk or cream (for frosting); Pinch of salt (for frosting)

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Ingredients

2 ½ cups (300g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more for dusting the pan
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup (1 stick, 113g) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for greasing the pan
1 ¾ cups (350g) granulated sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
2 large egg yolks, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¼ cups (300ml) buttermilk, at room temperature
1 cup (2 sticks, 226g) unsalted butter, softened (for frosting)
3 cups (360g) powdered sugar, sifted (for frosting)
½ teaspoon vanilla extract (for frosting)
3-4 tablespoons milk or cream (for frosting)
Pinch of salt (for frosting)