Yellow Cake with Chocolate Fudge Frosting

Yellow cake is a light, fluffy cake that uses only egg yolks to create a golden yellow hue crumb. Yellow cake is usually frosted with chocolate frosting. This post shows you how to make the best Yellow Cake with Chocolate Fudge Frosting.

About This Recipe

• This recipe gives you 3X6-inch or 2X8-inch. I made this yellow cake in two 8-inch pans.
• This recipe uses simple and basic ingredients. I recommend using a small amount of Saffron to give the cake a vibrant yellow colour. Saffron is expensive, so you might want to use an alternative ingredient, such as Turmeric.
• The other ingredients are All-Purpose Flour, Baking Powder and Soda, Whole Eggs and Yolks, Buttermilk, Butter, Oil, Sour Cream, Sugar, and vanilla extract.
• Needless to say, this recipe calls for egg yolks, and we need eggs to bond the ingredients together.
• This recipe uses both Oil and Butter as a source of fat. Butter adds a ton of flavour to the cake, and oil keeps it moist for longer.

• Sour Cream is a good fat source and adds a tangy flavour to the cake.
• Buttermilk has acidic properties, and when it is in contact with leaveners such as Baking Powder and Soda, it creates a tender and fluffy texture.
• The chocolate Fudge Frosting in this recipe is the frosting I use in the Easy Moist Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe. This frosting is rich, fudgy, and decadent. Combining this chocolate frosting and the yellow cake creates the Yellow Cake with Chocolate Fudge Frosting 🙂

How To Make Yellow Cake with Chocolate Fudge Frosting

• Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease and line the cake pans with parchment paper. Set them aside.
• Sift all dry ingredients, including All-Purpose Flour, Turmeric, Baking Powder, Soda, and Salt, and set them aside.
• Beat the room-temperature Butter and Sugar until creamy and light.
• Add the Oil and Sour Cream and mix.
• Next, add the eggs and yolks one at a time and beat after each addition. Add Vanilla extract and mix.
• Start adding the dry ingredients alternating with buttermilk. Start and finish with dry ingredients. Do not overmix.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pans, and bake them for 25- 30 minutes.
• Let the cakes cool down in the pan for 10 minutes, then flip them on a cooling rack. Let them cool fully before frosting.

How To Make The Frosting

• Make the chocolate ganache by melting the chocolate in steaming hot heavy cream. Let the chocolate sit in the hot cream for five minutes, then stir the mixture until the chocolate is melted, smooth, and shiny.
• Pour the mixture into the stand mixer bowl, then mix in the brown sugar, melted butter, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and sour cream.
• Place the bowl in the fridge for 15-30 minutes. Different kinds of chocolate react differently in the fridge. The mixture should become thicker and have the consistency of Greek yogurt. Check the mixture after 15 minutes, and if it is still runny, place it back in the fridge for another five minutes.
• Place the bowl under the whisk attachment and whisk it until it is thick and spreadable.
• Frost the cake layers; know that this frosting will become thicker as it sets.

See related posts;

Easy Moist Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe,

The Best Coconut Cake,

Robins Blue Egg Cake

Disclaimer: I highly recommend using the measurements in grams & ml (instead of cups & spoons) for more accuracy and better results.

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