Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting
Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 835 calories, 9g of protein, and 31g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 10. A mixture of baking soda, granulated sugar, vanillan extract, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.
Instructions
To prepare cake, coat bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking pan and an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray (do not coat sides of pans); line bottoms of pans with wax paper. Coat wax paper with cooking spray; dust pans with 1 1/2 tablespoons flour. Set aside.
Combine 3/4 cup butter and sour cream in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk until well blended.
Add granulated sugar and 1 tablespoon vanilla. Beat with a mixer at medium speed 3 minutes or until well blended.
Add eggs and egg whites, 1 at a time, to sugar mixture, beating well after each addition.
Weigh or lightly spoon 5 ounces flour (about 3 cups) into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
Combine 5 ounces flour, baking soda, and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk.
Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Pour about two-thirds of batter into 13 x 9-inch pan; pour remaining batter into 8-inch square pan. Sharply tap pans once on counter to remove air bubbles.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
To prepare frosting, place cream cheese, 6 tablespoons butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until fluffy.
Add cocoa, milk, and 1/8 teaspoon salt; beat at low speed until blended. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until well combined.
To prepare baby cake, cut 2 (4-inch) circles out of 8-inch square cake.
Place 1 cake layer on a small plate; spread with 3 tablespoons frosting. Top with remaining cake layer.
Spread 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon frosting over top and sides of cake.
To prepare adult cake, place 13 x 9-inch cake on a serving platter; spread 2 cups frosting on top and sides of cake. Store cakes loosely covered in refrigerator.