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Basic Sour Cream Yellow Cake

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Made with yellow cake mix, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla extract, this cake is simple to make and sure to please everyone. Enjoy it plain or dress it up with your favorite frosting or toppings.


serves/makes:
  
ready in:
  2-5 hrs

ingredients

vegetable oil spray for misting the pan
flour for dusting the pan
1 box (18.25 ounce size) yellow cake mix
1 cup sour cream
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

Place rack in the center of the oven and preheat 350F. Lightly mist a 10" tube pan with vegetable oil spray; then dust with flour. Shake out the excess flour; then set aside.

Place the cake mix, sour cream, oil, water, sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute. Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Increase to medium and beat 2 minutes, scraping down when needed. The batter should look thick and smooth.

Pour batter into the prepared pan, smoothing it out. Bake cake until it is golden and springs back when lightly touched with your finger 50-55 minutes.

Remove from pan and let cool for 20 minutes, and invert on plate. Cool completely before frosting. Store cake unfrosted, covered in aluminum foil at room temperature for up to 4 days or in the icebox for up to 1 week.

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reviews & comments

  1. Guest Foodie

    Why would you need extra sugar when using a packet cake mix? I find this a waste seeing as sugar is already in packet

    • You are also adding sour cream and extra eggs so the sweetness of the cake mix is diluted - hence the need for a little extra sugar.

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