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This is the recipe I use most for yellow cakes. You can use a simple soaking syrup with it and it is super good. you will have a little batter left over if you use a pan 8″ x 3″ round. Don’t overfill. I mainly use the two 8″ x 2″ round pans.

Bizcocho Basico (Yellow Basic Cake)

Ingredients

  • 3 cups of self rising flour
    2 sticks of butter or margarine
    2 cups of granulated sugar
    4 large eggs (yolks and whites separated and at room temp)
    1 cup of evaporated milk
    vanilla and/or almond extract to taste

Instructions

    1. Beat butter and sugar at high speed until it is soft and pale yellow in color.

  1. 2. Start adding the yolks one by one until they disappear completely. Add flavors and continue beating.
  2. 3. Lower the speed to low and start adding the flour and milk alternating. Begin with flour and end with flour. Turn off mixer.
  3. 4. Whip whites to meringue consistency and FOLD into the flour mixture until meringue disappears.
  4. 5. Pour into prepared pans (8″ x 3″ round or two 8″ x 2″ round) and bake for 45 minutes at 350 Farenheit. (I use Wilton’s chart on baking times