Recipes Desserts Cakes Yellow Cake Recipes Yellow Cake Made from Scratch 4.0 (618) 523 Reviews 94 Photos This delicious yellow cake recipe from scratch is a very simple cake to make. Anyone can do it! You may substitute butter or margarine for half of the shortening if you desire. Submitted by Foxy Updated on May 23, 2024 Save Rate Print Share Add Photo 94 94 94 94 Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Total Time: 55 mins Servings: 24 Yield: 1 9x13-inch cake Jump to Nutrition Facts Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1x 2x 4x Oops! Something went wrong. Our team is working on it. Original recipe (1X) yields 24 servings 2 cups all-purpose flour 3 ½ teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 ½ cups white sugar ½ cup shortening 3 eggs 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Combine flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Beat sugar and shortening together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating just to combine. Stir in vanilla and pour cake batter into the prepared pan. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 to 45 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Cool cake completely and top with your favorite frosting. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios I Made It Print 1,078 home cooks made it! Nutrition Facts (per serving) 139 Calories 5g Fat 21g Carbs 2g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 24 Calories 139 % Daily Value * Total Fat 5g 7% Saturated Fat 1g 7% Cholesterol 24mg 8% Sodium 181mg 8% Total Carbohydrate 21g 8% Dietary Fiber 0g 1% Total Sugars 13g Protein 2g 4% Calcium 56mg 4% Iron 1mg 4% Potassium 35mg 1% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data. (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.