Fluffy Yellow Cake

A light and fluffy yellow cake that is great with a chocolate buttercream frosting. This is birthday cake at our house!

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups of cake flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups sugar
10 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled slightly
1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
6 large egg yolks, room temperature
3 large egg whites, room temperature

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two 9-inch pans with cooking spray and line with parchment paper. Spray parchment paper and dust with flour.


• Whisk flour, baking soda, salt and 1 1/2 cups sugar in large bowl.


• In medium bowl, whisk together melted butter, buttermilk, oil vanilla and yolks.


• In a large mixer bowl, beat egg whites until foamy, 30 seconds. With mixer running, gradually add 1/4 cup sugar; continue to beat until stiff peaks form, 60 seconds. Transfer to bowl and set aside.


• Add flour mixture to mixing bowl. With mixer running, gradually add butter mixture until almost incorporated, about 15 seconds. Scrape bowl and beat until smooth, about 30 seconds. Remove bowl from mixer stand.


• Stir 1/3 of the egg whites in to the batter, then fold in remaining whites. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans.


• Bake until toothpick inserted in center come out clean, about 22-25 minutes. Cool pans on rack for 10 minutes. Invert onto greased rack to remove parchment paper. Invert again and cool completely on rack, about 1 hour.


• Frost with a chocolate buttercream frosting.