Description
A delicious yellow cake topped with a light and fluffy whipped frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box yellow cake mix (15 ounces)
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup unsalted butter (melted)
- 1 ¼ cups 2% milk
- 5 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 cup 2% milk (or whole milk)
- ½ cup shortening
- ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325º Fahrenheit for dark pans or 350º Fahrenheit for light or glass pans. Spray the bottom of 2 9” square cake pans with cooking spray, then line the pans with parchment paper.
- Mix cake mix, eggs, melted butter, and 1 ¼ cups milk in a large bowl using a mixer on medium speed. Scrape the bowl as needed. Beat for about two minutes.
- Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared pans. Bake for 30 minutes or until the center of the cake springs back when you touch it.
- Allow the cakes to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, cook the flour and 1 cup milk together, whisking constantly, until the mixture thickens to a pudding consistency.
- Remove from the heat and allow the mixture to cool completely.
- Using a mixer, cream the shortening, unsalted butter, salt, and vanilla until smooth. Scrape the sides of the bowl as needed. Add in the sugar and beat for 2 minutes.
- Add in the cooled flour mixture and beat until the mixture becomes fluffy like whipped cream. This may take a couple of minutes.
- If the cakes have domes, use a large knife to level them off so they are somewhat even.
- Place one cake layer on a plate. Spread all of the whipped frosting over the first cake layer. Then place the second cake layer on top. Dust with powdered sugar.
Notes
- For a quicker cooling process, move the cooled flour mixture to another bowl and place it over a bowl of ice.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 80mg