Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect Soft Yellow Cake with Old Fashion Chocolate Frosting

Soft Yellow Cake with Old Fashion Chocolate Frosting. Cool on a wire rack before icing. To make icing, in top of a double boiler over simmering water, melt chocolate and stir in condensed milk. An easy to make super flavorful Old Fashioned Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting.

This classic yellow cake, with its buttery, tender crumb and a fluffy chocolate frosting, is perfect for any celebration. Arrange the pans on a baking sheet and set aside. Use the homemade chocolate frosting to generously frost between the layers, on top, and around the sides of the yellow cake. You can have Soft Yellow Cake with Old Fashion Chocolate Frosting using 18 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Soft Yellow Cake with Old Fashion Chocolate Frosting

1. You need of Frosting*.
2. It's 1/2 cup of room temp soft butter.
3. You need 2 2/3 cup of confectioners sugar sifted.
4. Prepare 3/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa sifted.
5. It's 1/4 cup of milk.
6. You need 1/2 teaspoon of butter vanilla flavor emulsion.
7. Prepare Pinch of salt.
8. Prepare of Yellow Cake*.
9. It's 2 cup of AP Flour.
10. It's 1 tsp of Baking Powder.
11. You need 1 tsp of Baking Soda.
12. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
13. You need 1 1/2 cup of sugar.
14. You need 2 sticks (1 cup) of butter room temp.
15. Prepare 2 of eggs.
16. Prepare 2 of egg yolks.
17. You need 2 tsp of vanilla.
18. Prepare 1 cup of vanilla yogurt.

You can try for a smooth look and pipe on swirls around the top, like I did here, or go for a more rustic look and simply swirl the frosting on thick with a knife. Using an electric mixer, beat the icing until it is a smooth spreadable consistency. Place the cake layers on a cake plate, icing the tops of each one and then pour the rest of the icing over the top and smooth down the sides. Old Fashioned Yellow Cake with Chocolate Icing!

Soft Yellow Cake with Old Fashion Chocolate Frosting instructions

1. For frosting. In a mixer, cream butter until soft.
2. Add sifted confectioners sugar and cocoa powder. Mix well..
3. Add butter vanilla flavor and salt and milk. Make sure it’s well combined smooth and beautiful. Set aside for.
4. Preheat oven 325F.
5. Sift all dry ingredients. Set aside..
6. Cream together sugar and butter until smooth and fluffy.
7. Add eggs and yolks one at a time until just combined then add vanilla flavor.
8. Add dry ingredients until mixed in. After that fold in the yogurt!!.
9. Add to sprayed or parchment lined pans. Rest batter for 3-5 mins. Bake for 15-35 mins. Check from time to time to ensure even baking..
10. Let cool. Frost and enjoy. 😌.
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It's the kind of yellow cake I grew up eating, with homemade chocolate butter cream frosting, sprinkles and candles (yes yellow cake taste best with candles. I don't know why but it just does!) This yellow cake recipe is the stuff old school birthdays were made of. You know, when most moms actually made every birthday cake from scratch. Moist buttery yellow cake, iced with a dark chocolate frosting. Be careful as the liquid will be hot.