Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Serves: 16 Save

Ingredients (19)

  • For the Yellow Cake:
  • 3 cups (345 g) cake flour
  • 2 teaspoons (8 g) baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon (6 g) salt
  • 1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 3/4 cups (350 g) granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup (72 g) grapeseed oil
  • 5 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 2 egg yolks, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon (4.2 g) pure vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon (4.2 g) butter extract
  • 1 cup (240 g) sour cream, at room temperature
  • For the Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:
  • 2 cups (452 g) unsalted butter, slightly cold
  • 5 cups (625 g) confectioner's sugar, measured then sifted
  • 1 tablespoon (12 g) pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (170 g) semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup (57.75 g) heavy whipping cream
  • Pinch of salt

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