yellow sheet cake recipe

Yellow Sheet Cake Recipe

With simple pantry ingredients, you can make this classic Yellow Sheet Cake, perfect for any occasion! Great for birthdays, too!

Ingredients:

4 large eggs plus 2 egg yolks
½ cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 ¼ cups bleached cake flour
1 ¾ cups sugar
1 ¼ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
8 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
½ cup vegetable oil
homemade chocolate frosting

Direction

Preheat the oven to 350°F and arrange a rack to the center of the oven. Spray a 9×13 baking dish liberally and then flour, tapping out excess. Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, yolks, buttermilk and vanilla, approximately 1 minute. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt, mixing on low for 30 seconds.
Add the butter and oil, slowly increasing speed and mixing for about 1 minute. Slowly add the liquid mixture while still blending until no dry spots appear. Stop and scrape down the sides and then beat for an additional 3 minutes on medium speed.
Pour into the prepared cake pan, tapping several times to release air bubbles.
Bake for 28-32 minutes or until the cake passes the toothpick test. Cool fully on a wire rack.

Slow Cooker Pasta Bake

I don’t mean to turn this into a confessional, but this dish came together because I saw a jar of marinara sauce sitting on the kitchen counter. Hey, inspiration comes in all shapes, sizes, and forms. But this is a traditional baked ziti with creamy ricotta and mozzarella, salty parm, and tender pasta, all just so yummy together, plus the carrots and zucchini. On occasion when I’m really busy, I’ll go to the grocery store and get vegetables already chopped, and throw everything into the slow cooker for a nice dinner later on. It’s a shortcut on top of a shortcut. I’m gentle when folding in the spinach, as the pasta could start to fall apart if you do this with hurried, crushing blows. Tom and I both like this with a fresh Caesar salad, but any crisp, cold, and simple green salad will go well with this dish.