Craig Claiborne

A Good Plain Yellow Cake

Preparation info

  • 2

    layers.
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Craig Claiborne’s Kitchen Primer
Craig Claiborne’s Kitchen Primer

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1969

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups sifted cake flour
  • 1⅓ cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon

Method

  1. Place the oven rack just below the center of the oven.

  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

  3. Before you start to make the cake, do this: rub the inner bottoms of two 8-