Four Egg Yellow Cake Recipe

Reviews More Reviews

Most Helpful Positive Review

Jun 17, 2007

I've made this cake 9-10 times and only came here to print off a clean copy. I'm shocked by the low reviews and problems reported because this comes out for me every time as high, fluffy, moist, and delicious. If you substitute butter for the shortening, you'll have the cake that made the Magnolia Bakery in Greenwich Village famous.

—Cookinginflorida

See full review »

Most Helpful Critical Review

Jun 06, 2007

I did not have a box of yellow cake mix, so decided to try this as I had the ingredients on hand. Not very impressed with this recipe at all. It seems to have too much sugar, as it doesn't rise well and then the sugar caramelizes and forms a hard crust on the out side. The texture was dry and crumbly and did taste a little like cornbread, but not even good tasting cornbread. I felt bad to waste my home made raspberry buttercream on this cake, but that was the only thing that made it edible for my hubby and kids. It is still sitting on the counter being ignored. If you want moist and yummy yellow cake, use 1 box of yellow cake mix and add all called for ingredients, then add an additional egg + a 3.9 oz. box of jello instant pudding. That is a yellow cake worth eating!

—Jen in GA

See full review »

603 Ratings

See other versions of this recipe!

Mar 31, 2009

Perfect, just as I was hoping it would be when I saw that this recipe called for shortening rather than butter. The little bit of butter flavor that's sacrificed is more than made up for by the fact that you gain incredible moistness, since butter cakes can have a tendency to be dry. I'm sure the recipe is perfect as is, but for added richness, moistness and color I added two more egg yolks. For the lightest texture, be sure to cream the shortening and sugar very well, 2-3 minutes if using a stand mixer. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. When adding the flour mixture with the milk, begin and end with the flour. Thanks for posting the recipe - I couldn't have been more pleased!

—naples34102

See full review »

May 10, 2007

Very delicious. I've been looking for a good recipe using all-purpose flour (instead of cake flour) and this is it. I used the exact ingredients but increased the recipe to fill an 11x15 pan. I got a little nervous when the middle didn't crown but it was fully cooked, I didn't have to level it off and the texture was better than I expected. Thanks!! ** Revision ** I made this for the 2nd time today and the finished texture was very light and fluffy! Thorougly creaming the shortening & sugar is definitely the answer. I didn't have enough shortening so I ended up using 50/50 shortening/butter, which I beat together for a few minutes before adding the sugar. The creamed mixture should look silky and light, sort of like whipped butter. After I added the last of the milk, I turned the mixer speed up a little (one setting above "stir") and beat for about 30 sec. The batter looked smoother this time and had a nice body to it, not runny as with some box mixes. This recipe does work and will be my only yellow cake from now on. Thanks SO MUCH!

—April A.

See full review »

Sep 03, 2007

FOR ANY ONE THAT GAVE THIS RECIPE 4STARS OR LESS. USE TWO STICKS OF BUTTER INSTEAD OF SHORTENING. USE CAKE FLOUR AND SIFT OR USE WHITE LILLIE FLOUR AND SIFT TWICE,AND OYU WILL HAVE THE BEST CAKE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!

—VENUS C. BANKS

See full review »

Jul 08, 2007

Finally the moist cake I've been looking for-I used all butter and made my own chocolate icing.Great.In fairness if you are not used to making scratch cakes,give a few times to perfect your technique here. You can't expect to have your first scratch cake come out great and must follow directions.Ingredients act differently if not done according to directions. It's a keeper and am adding a pic. Will say though it was hard to get out of greased pan, will use parchment on bottom next time.

—Lori

See full review »

Sep 27, 2007

This is an 'award winning' recipe! I've been making it for the past 2 year and this summer entered a cake in the local fair. There was enough batter in one recipe to make 3 short 8" round layers, I used coconut flavoring instead of vanilla and homemade buttercream. I won first place and best of show, one of the judges wrote on my tag that it was one of the best cakes she had ever eaten!

—Nelliehaw

See full review »

May 10, 2010

Wonderful, easy yellow cake recipe! I used half butter and half butter-flavored shortening and added one extra egg (guess I could call it five egg yellow cake) and baked it in two 9 inch cake pans. I could tell just by the batter this was going to be a moist, delicious cake. It's worthy of you're best chocolate icing! I used "Chocolate Butter-Creme Icing" from this site. This one's a definite keeper.

—Jillian

See full review »

Rate This Recipe

Edit

Glad you liked it! Your friends will, too:

Did you tweak the recipe? Edit and save your own version of it!

Edit this recipe

More Recipes Like This See all

Yellow Cake Made from Scratch

Yellow Cake

Thirty Minute Yellow Cake

One - Two - Three - Four Cake III

Moist Yellow Cake

Scottley's Basic Yellow Cake

One - Two - Three - Four Cake I

Crumb Cake I

Rich Yellow Cake

One Egg Lemon Pound Cake

ADVERTISE WITH US

Nutrition

Calories
214 kcal
11%

Carbohydrates
28.7 g
9%

Cholesterol
37 mg
12%

Fat
9.9 g
15%

Fiber
0.4 g
2%

Protein
3.1 g
6%

Sodium
177 mg
7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Four Egg Yellow Cake

Serving Size: 1/24 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 24
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 214
Calories from Fat: 89

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 9.9g 15 %
Saturated Fat 2.6g 13 %
Cholesterol 37mg 12 %
Sodium 177mg 7 %
Potassium 54mg 2 %
Total Carbohydrates 28.7g 9 %
Dietary Fiber 0.4g 2 %
Protein 3.1g 6 %
Sugars 17.6g
Vitamin A 1 %
Vitamin C < 1 %
Calcium 8 %
Iron 9 %
Thiamin 12 %
Niacin 12 %
Vitamin B6 2 %
Magnesium 2 %
Folate 17 %

* 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.