Yellow Cake with Chocolate Buttercream
Yellow Cake with Chocolate Buttercream is a classic baked treat that will be a hit at any and every function! The yellow cake is buttery and soft and the chocolate buttercream is fluffy and delicious!
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 380kcal
Equipment
- 3 8-inch cake pans
Ingredients
- ½ cup Salted Butter (room temperature)
- ½ cup Vegetable Oil
- 2 cups Sugar
- 1 box Vanilla Pudding Mix
- 3 large Eggs
- 2 Egg Yolks
- 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 tsp Butter Emulsion
- 1 cup Sour Cream
- ½ cup Milk
- 2 ¾ cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp kosher salt
Chocolate Buttercream
- 2 ½ sticks salted butter, room temperature
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3-4 tbsps heavy cream
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter, oil, vanilla pudding mix, and sugar together for 3 minutes, until combined and fluffy. Then begin add eggs and egg yolks, one at a time, ensuring each egg is fully incorporated prior to adding the next. Add butter emulsion, vanilla bean paste, and continue to mix until combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- In a small bowl, whisk together sour cream and milk.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add half of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix. Then add the sour cream/milk mixture and mix together. Once fully incorporated, add the remainder of the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Spray 3 8-inch pans with nonstick baking spray. Divide the batter equally among the pans and bake for 28-30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow the cakes to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn the cakes over onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, allowing for sugar to become fully incorporated. Add 3-4 tbsps of heavy cream and mix until combined.
- Once cakes have completely cooled, add one of the cakes to a cake stand and add generous layer of chocolate buttercream to the center of the cake. Add the second cake on top and ice the entirety of the cake.
Nutrition
Calories: 380kcal