Yellow Layer Cake

Name: Yellow Layer Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 1 double-layer cake, 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/3 cup sugar; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1/2 cup water; 4 eggs; 6 cups Pillsbury Plus yellow cake mix (Eachbox of cake mix yields 3 cups dry mix); 1 1/2 cups sour cream; 1 1/2 cups butter, softened; 1 cup powdered unsweetened cocoa; 4 cups powdered sugar; 1/2 cup milk

Submitted by GirlyJu

"Another great recipe from Treebeard's in Houston, TX. This is a very basic cake, perfect for its simplicity. It's hard to find a recipe for yellow cake that retains its moistness -- here it is!!!"

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Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 10
Yields:: 1 double-layer cake
Serves:: 12

ingredients

CAKE
¹⁄₃ cup sugar
¹⁄₂ cup vegetable oil
¹⁄₂ cup water
4 eggs
6 cups Pillsbury Plus yellow cake mix (Eachbox of cake mix yields 3 cups dry mix)
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sour cream
FROSTING
1 ¹⁄₂ cups butter, softened
1 cup powdered unsweetened cocoa
4 cups powdered sugar
¹⁄₂ cup milk

directions

FOR CAKE:.
Grease and flour two 9" round cake pans. Combine sugar, oil, water, eggs and cake mix in a large bowl. Add sour cream and mix thoroughly. Pour batter into the prepared cake pans. Back at 350 for 45-55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out celan. Cool layers in pans on a wire rack for 5 minutes; remove from pans by inverting onto wire rack, and continue to cool.
Makes one double layer cake.
FOR FROSTING:.
Cream butter well in a large bowl. Add cocoa and powdered sugar, mix at low speed and add milk. Beat until creamy. Place on cake layer on a plate and spread icing evenly over the top. Set the second layer on top of the first and spread icing on the sides and top of the cake.