Great Yellow Cake

Name: Great Yellow Cake
Yield: 8 portions
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ¾ cup sweetened chestnut purée*; 2¼ cups Kathleen’s Chocolate Icing, warmed; 2 cups dry white wine; 2¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 2 cup sugar; Whole chestnuts preserved in syrup, well drained* (optional garnish); 1 cup vegetable oil; 4 eggs

Preparation info

8
portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

There are times when cravings for a light, moist yellow cake just have to be appeased. Here’s our favorite answer. Smooth chestnut purée and luscious chocolate icing add the right touch of sophistication.

Ingredients

2 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil

Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian
Chocolate

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans.
Beat the sugar and eggs together with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds