Another great recipe from Treebeard's in Houston, TX. This is a very basic cake, perfect for its simplicity. It's hard to find a recipe for yellow cake that retains its moistness -- here it is!!!
6 cupsPillsbury Plus yellow cake mix (Eachbox of cake mix yields 3 cups dry mix)
1 1/2cupssour cream
FROSTING
1 1/2cupsbutter, softened
1 cuppowdered unsweetened cocoa
4 cupspowdered sugar
1/2cupmilk
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Instructions
FOR CAKE:.
Grease and flour two 9" round cake pans. Combine sugar, oil, water, eggs and cake mix in a large bowl. Add sour cream and mix thoroughly. Pour batter into the prepared cake pans. Back at 350 for 45-55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out celan. Cool layers in pans on a wire rack for 5 minutes; remove from pans by inverting onto wire rack, and continue to cool.
Makes one double layer cake.
FOR FROSTING:.
Cream butter well in a large bowl. Add cocoa and powdered sugar, mix at low speed and add milk. Beat until creamy. Place on cake layer on a plate and spread icing evenly over the top. Set the second layer on top of the first and spread icing on the sides and top of the cake.