Happy Birthday Cake Recipe

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Aug 20, 2007

I made this cake for my son's 3rd birthday. As others have said, it is very dense and heavy. It was also very moist and tasted great. Everyone at the party loved it. I did have to bake it for almost twice as long as recommended in the recipe but it was worth the wait. I will definitely make it again for a friend's birthday in a few weeks time.

—Pammy

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Mar 23, 2006

I was somewhat disappointed with this recipe after seeing all of the rave reviews. I decorate cakes for a side job and I had a customer who wanted a really good homemade yellow cake for her husband's birthday. I don't get a request for a yellow cake very often so I went looking for a recipe and found this one. I made one for me to try at the same time I made the one to decorate. I did not overbake the cake, followed the directions as is and it came out dry, heavy and very crumbly. The flavor was fair but the texture was awful. I ended up brushing the customer's cake with a vanilla simple syrup and coating it with a glaze before icing it in hopes it would taste better and hold up better. I was hoping for a fluffy, tasty cake but this was not it. I will not make this again.

—Griffilus

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Dec 14, 2005

I ran late and needed to bake a cake just as the guests were arriving, so had to make shortcuts. I softened the butter in the microwave and mixed the eggs in without separating them and the cake still turned out great! I did have to lower the oven temperature to 300 after 15 mins though, since I saw that the cake was browning too much on top and was still undone inside (convection air oven). It also make a huge cake and would have overflowed had I not used as big a cake pan as I did. I sifted cocoa powder over it (quick and less fattening than frosting and anyway the cake was still warm and would've melted any frosting!) and it looked elegant. The guests loved it! Very buttery smooth and just as delicious the next day after refridgeration. Great recipe since it uses basic ingredients on hand that one could just throw in one go. This is a keeper!!!

—Wendy

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Sep 21, 2008

This cake came out beautifully, but I only gave it 4 stars because I had to make a lot of adjustments. First of all, make sure to soften the butter before you mix it. This makes it easier to work with and helps melt the sugar. Secondly, I would decrease the amount of sugar in this recipe by about half a cup because it turned out very sweet. Thirdly, I had to add an extra half cup of milk to the recipe to smooth out the batter. And lastly, it was necessary for me to increase the cooking time by an extra 20 minutes before it was done. However, with all of those adjustments, the cake turned out very moist, fluffy and sweet. I will definitely make this again!

—Jazzy

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Oct 18, 2005

This is the best birthday cake in the world and I have made a lot of cakes. Use real butter if you can! It rises beautifully and is of perfect texture. I used a cream chees icing. One 8 oz. block cream cheese, 1/2 cup marg. 1tsp. vanilla and about 4 cups icing sugar. YUMMY!! Thanks for the recipe. Susan from Nova Scotia, Canada

—SUSANJOANNE

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Apr 15, 2003

This year I wanted to make my grand daughters birthday cake and I used this recipe. I must say it was very delicious. I added my own frosting but overall I had enough cake to feed everyone at the party and the best part of it was that they all thought I brought it from a bakery. They ate all of the cake the same night so two days later I made another one.

—DIAMONDEX

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Jan 18, 2003

A good basic recipe. It tasted good.

—Rebslo

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Jun 20, 2007

love the cake! instead of 3 9 inch pans i used two and double deckered the cake :)

—Kimberly

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Nutrition

Calories
207 kcal
10%

Carbohydrates
29.3 g
9%

Cholesterol
56 mg
19%

Fat
8.9 g
14%

Fiber
0.4 g
2%

Protein
3.1 g
6%

Sodium
148 mg
6%

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

Nutritional Information

Happy Birthday Cake

Serving Size: 1/24 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 24
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 207
Calories from Fat: 80

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 8.9g 14 %
Saturated Fat 5.3g 26 %
Cholesterol 56mg 19 %
Sodium 148mg 6 %
Potassium 46mg 1 %
Total Carbohydrates 29.3g 9 %
Dietary Fiber 0.4g 2 %
Protein 3.1g 6 %
Sugars 17.3g
Vitamin A 6 %
Vitamin C < 1 %
Calcium 7 %
Iron 9 %
Thiamin 13 %
Niacin 12 %
Vitamin B6 1 %
Magnesium 2 %
Folate 19 %

* 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.