The Best Yellow Cake Recipe with Chocolate Buttercream

The Best Yellow Cake Recipe with Chocolate Buttercream

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This easy yellow cake with chocolate buttercream is soft, fluffy, and buttery—just like a bakery cake, but so much better homemade.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup buttermilk (see note)
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2¾ cups cake flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • Heaping ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • Rich Chocolate Buttercream (or Cream Cheese Frosting)

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