Mom's Yellow Cake with Butterscotch Frosting
Yield
1 cakePrep
30 minCook
30 minReady
60 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cake | |||
| 1 ½ | cups |
butter
divided, (3 sticks) |
|
| 6 | large |
eggs
separated |
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
buttermilk
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
or more |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
granulated |
|
| 2 ½ | cups |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 2 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | x |
vegetable shortening
to prepare |
*
|
| Frosting | |||
| 1 | cup |
brown sugar
light, packed |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
butter
|
|
| ½ | cup |
cream
or canned milk |
|
| 1 | x |
powdered sugar
as needed |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cake | |||
| 355 | ml |
butter
divided, (3 sticks) |
|
| 6 | large |
eggs
separated |
|
| 7.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 355 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
or more |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
granulated |
|
| 591 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 591 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | x |
vegetable shortening
to prepare |
*
|
| Frosting | |||
| 237 | ml |
brown sugar
light, packed |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 118 | ml |
cream
or canned milk |
|
| 1 | x |
powdered sugar
as needed |
*
|
Directions
Separate eggs; place all the whites in a large bowl, place 3 yolks in one small container, and the other 3 in another.
Prepare 3 8-inch cake pans with brown-paper rounds (for bottoms) greased with shortening.
Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
Soften ½ cup butter in a large bowl; add confectioner's sugar and beat until thoroughly mixed.
Add 3 egg yolks, one after another, and continue beating.
Add vanilla and mix until thoroughly blended, scraping sides with spatula if necessary.
Measure flour into a small bowl and stir in baking soda.
Add to butter/sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk in 4 steps, beginning and ending with the flour.
Sprinkle about ½ teaspoon salt on egg whites.
Beat until stiff, but not dry.
Fold egg whites into batter.
Divide batter between pans and bake at 350℉ (180℃).
about 30 to 35 minutes, until done.
TOPPING: Put 1 stick butter in pot; add sugar and cream.
Bring to rolling boil over medium heat for a few minutes and cool.
Add confectioner's sugar until you have the right consistency.
When cakes are done and cooled, put together with cooled topping.
